PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Extraversion And Introversion, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia
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Dsm-iv uses five axes to describe a person"s problem. In addition to providing information about symptoms and incidence, the dsm requires the diagnosis to be understood in terms of. The client"s personality, possible stressors, and the client"s medical condition. Seriously impairs person"s ability to work or get along with others, or endangers others or. Mental health is conceived in a context; that context is society; If society is racist, black people trying to escape slavery is a mental health disorder (drapetomia) If soceity is sexist, women trying to assert themselves is a mental health disorder. Legal term only involving mental illness and whether person is aware of consequences and can control their behaviour. Behaviour that is self-destructive or harmful to others. In canada, mental disorders the leading cause of disability in those aged 15-44. Disorders typically classified using the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental. Primary goal of dsm is to be descriptive and to provide clear diagnostic categories (see.
