PSYB32H3 Chapter 3: B32.Chapter 3.docx
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During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there was great inconsistency in the classification of abnormal behaviour a wide diversity of classification. Current diagnostic system of the american psychiatric association (dsm-iv & dsm-iv-tr) A number of conditions are excluded from consideration: In addition, this syndrome or pattern must not be merely an expectable and culturally sanctioned response to a particular event, for example, the death of a loved one. Whatever its original cause, it must currently be considered a manifestation of a behavioural, psychological, or biological dysfunction in the individual. Differences between the third and subsequent versions: multiaxial classification each individual is rated on five separate dimensions or axes: axis i. All diagnostic categories except personality disorders and mental retardation. Mental health professional consulted i. e. depression or anxiety disorder: axis ii. Relevant to the mental disorder in question i. e. heart patient + depression drug implications: axis iv.
