PSY 606 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Personality Disorder, Dsm-5, Construct Validity

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 606
• Professor: Jared Allen

Document Summary

International classification of diseases (idc): two most prevailing diagnostic systems. They are generally referred to as forms of psychiatric diagnosis because even though every kind of mental health practitioner uses them, primarily psychiatrists develop them. Dsm and icd: symptoms are organized into distinct syndromes consisting of symptoms (presenting complaints) and signs (physical changes). Categorical diagnosis: where similar patterns of symptoms and signs are grouped into categories and distinguished as distinct disorders. Descriptive psychopatholoy: diagnoses are made using descriptions of how people think, feel and act rather than measures of underlying etiology. Authored by the world health organization (who), which is part of the united nations. Catalogs all internationally recognized diseases, disorders, injuries, and related health problems . Currently, 194 who member countries have signed an international treaty that commits them to using the icds coding system for reporting health information: dsm. Developed internationally under the auspices of the un"s world health organization, the dsm is a purely american product.