PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Somatic Symptom Disorder, Dsm-5, Mental Disorder
15 Jun 2013
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Diagnostic labels stigmatize individuals lots of comorbidity: meets the criteria for more than one disorder, suggests that we are not properly classifying the categories some disorders" don"t belong learning disorders. Not otherwise specified (nos): used when the present symptoms do not meet any of the criteria for disorder. Nos is often the most popular used categories or diagnostic labels. Tends to make medical or mental illnesses of life. Why these disorders? common in clinical settings: anxiety, mood disorders. Debilitating, focus of much research: schizophrenia, mood disorders illuminate psychological functions, issues raise questions about the nature of the mind: dissociative, somatoform disorders recent focus of public interest, research: adhd, autism. What must be present in order for a particular disorder to occur. : cause of fire, three necessary conditions, fuel, oxygen, and heat however none are sufficient, all three are necessary no one is sufficient.
