PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Inter-Rater Reliability, Adjustment Disorder, Binge Eating Disorder
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Dsm definition of a mental disorder (cid:862)a sy(cid:374)dro(cid:373)e (cid:272)hara(cid:272)terized (cid:271)y (cid:272)li(cid:374)i(cid:272)ally sig(cid:374)ifi(cid:272)a(cid:374)t distur(cid:271)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e i(cid:374) i(cid:374)dividual"s (cid:272)og(cid:374)itio(cid:374), emotion regulation, or behaviour that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, developmental processes underlying mental functioning. A mental disorder diagnosis should have clinical utility (e. g. to help the clinician determine treatment plans) Neurodevelopmental disorders: conditions with their onset of the developmental period: examples: add, intellectual disability, autism, difficulties with speech. Neurocognitive disorders: deficits in cognitive functioning that are acquired and not due to development: example: delirium: severe disturbance in attention & cognition that can occur abruptly and is typically caused by drinking or withdrawal from a substance. Schizophrenia & psychotic disorders: contact with reality is faulty in schizophrenia individuals experience delusions. Illness anxiety disorder: preoccupation with having/getting a sickness that is often fuelled by misinterpretation of minor physical sensations as an illness. Sexual dysfunctions: unable to complete the usual sexual response cycle (e. g. unable to maintain an erection)
