PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Exhibitionism, Dependent And Independent Variables
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Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm-5: american psychiatric association. Nothing statistical about it, but there are statistics in it. Important to use these terms (disorder names) to differentiate diff disorders so we can offer treatments that is specific to those disorder (helps guide treatment) A syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in individuals cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological or developmental processes underlying mental functioning. Mental disorders are usually associate with significant distress or disability in social, occupational or other important activities. Video: dsm-5: mental health professionals, critics face off over upcoming psychiatric. Senior moment: word finding problem dsm trying to categorize this as a disorder. Content is important, not important to farmer but important to profs. Content is important, looking at person all dressed up at kiss concert, not at concert and dressed up that way in class (prob delusional) have to be mindful of content.
