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What is the focus of diagnostic classification?
Which of the following are characteristics of abnormal behavior? (Select all that apply)
What is a mental disorder?
A syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior reflecting dysfunction.
Mental disorder diagnosis is synonymous with need for treatment.
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What is clinical significance in diagnosis?
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What is the primary focus in DSM-5 regarding environment?
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What types of approaches are outlined in DSM-5?
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What does DSM-5 mainly rely on?
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What is the prototype of major depression?
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Two people with the same disorder will experience the same symptoms.
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What is important for accurate diagnosis according to DSM?
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Study Notes
Diagnostic Classification
- Central to all sciences; involves categorizing based on shared attributes.
- Psychiatric diagnosis via DSM-5 distinguishes normal from abnormal behavior.
Characteristics of Abnormal Behavior
- Atypical behavior is statistically uncommon, leading to deviation from societal norms.
- Violates cultural norms and may cause personal distress or discomfort.
- Maladaptive behavior results in impairment in daily functioning.
Defining "Mental Disorder"
- Defined as a syndrome with significant disturbances in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior.
- Reflects dysfunction in psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning.
- Associated with significant distress or disability in critical areas like social and occupational life.
- Exclusions include culturally sanctioned responses and socially deviant behavior unless stemming from individual dysfunction.
- Diagnosis does not equal treatment necessity; must meet defined criteria.
Clinical Significance
- Diagnoses require disturbances to cause clinically significant distress or impairment.
- Essential areas include social, occupational, and other vital functions where impairment may occur.
Environmental Considerations
- DSM-5 primarily focuses on the individual, with less emphasis on environmental factors.
- It raises questions about symptoms’ occurrence in different environments.
Categories, Dimensions, and Prototypes
- Classical categorical approach features strict categories with rigid criteria.
- Dimensional approach presents continuous dimensions and scores for disorders.
- Prototypal approach combines categories with flexible criterion, allowing for crude dimensions.
DSM-5 Overview
- An empirically grounded system that employs prototypal and dimensional information.
- Contains clear inclusion and exclusion criteria for mental disorders, with subtypes and specifiers.
Prototype of Major Depression
- Reflects both diverse forms and varying severity of depression.
- Utilizes specifiers to indicate dimensional information within the prototype.
- Clinical symptom overlap is commonly observed.
Diagnostic Issues
- Limitations exist in the categorical/prototypal approach; symptoms can vary widely in individuals with the same disorder.
- Dimensional systems may outperform categorical ones where symptom boundaries are unclear.
- Clinical judgment plays a critical role; diagnostic criteria serve as guidelines, not rigid rules.
- Forensic implications: DSM criteria are not definitive for legal judgments of mental disorders; they require additional context, especially functional impairment over time.
- Cultural considerations are vital; accurate diagnostics demand familiarity with the individual's cultural background.
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