PSYC 300 Study Guide - Factitious Disorder, Impulse Control Disorder, Acute Stress Reaction
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Mental disorder- same as dsm with exception of 2 (personal. More than 1 diagnosis = comorbidity (not common) Mental retardation tend to be life long tend to be treatment resistant tend to affect all areas of functioning. General medical condition potentially relevant to understanding or management of the case. Axis iv psychosocial and environmental problems: lack of housing, divorce, recent loss of job, legal problem (check-list) 1 psychopathology symptoms 1-100: social and occupational functioning 1-100 lowest score of the two rating is the gaf. On axis i you may also list psychosocial + environmental problem. Axis iv repeated if the focus of current treatment. Different possible classification system: classical categorical system. Not dsm, depression diagnosed if meet all of the following. Sad checked, sleep checked, suicidal, energy down: dimensional system. Not necessary to assign a diagnostic label- just rare problem areas sad- severe, suicide-absent, energy- mild not in dsm: prototypical dsm. Is diagnosed if 2 of 4 are present.
