PSY340H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Plastic Surgery, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dissociative Disorder
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What are some of the changes brought on by dsm-v. Depression and bipolar has been separated, no longer under mood categories. Categories and subtypes of schizophrenia have been removed. Got rid of the not otherwise specified . Removed the multiple axis, don"t look at general functioning. Environment: children may see imaginary friends, not psychosis, taking clothes off in school is abnormal, not abnormal in beach. Benefits: can give you appropriate treatment and support. Appearance and attire: what they are wearing, dressing their age, tells a lot about physical, social. Emotional gestures and facial expressions: look at body language, subtle clues, important for rapport building, can get information about neurological, physiological, pharmacological and. Cognitive: intelligence tests, used to measure intelligence (stanford binet, helps with finding children with disabilities. Structured: pros don"t miss anything, someone has already thought of all the questions, cons hard to build rapport. Confidentiality is privileged information that is available to clergy, lawyers, physicians, psychologist.
