PSY E111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder
Document Summary
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm; dsm-5) Describes about 250 different psychological disorders; each described in terms of its symptoms; typical path the disorder takes as it progresses; checklist of specific criteria that must be met. Dsm-5: (20 categories of disorders) uses a single axis for all disorders; helps psychological professionals diagnose patients and provide those patients with labels that explain their conditions. 26. 2% of american adults over the age of 18 suffer from a disorder 61. 5 million people in the us (2010) Labels can be long lasting and powerful; affect how other people see the patient and how patient sees himself. Maladaptive: person who finds it difficult to function on a day to day basis. Disorganized: (schizophrenia): characterized by disorganized speech or flattened or inappropriate emotion. Subjective discomfort: negative feeling of distress associated with a particular behaviour. Psychotic: term referring to an individual who is experiencing psychosis (break from reality) form of delusions or hallucinations.
