Cognitive Disorder Research Paper
Major Neurocognitive Disorders Possibly Due to Huntington’s Disease
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5)
Psychological disorders are abnormalities of the mind, which lead to behavioral or mental patterns that cause suffering or poor ability to carry out ordinary life functions. Psychological disorders are also referred to as mental disorders, psychiatric disorders or mental illnesses. The official criterion and classification system for psychological disorders utilized by mental health professionals is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), first published in 1952 by the American Psychiatric Association. The manual has been revised several times with the latest being the DSM 5th edition. These revisions have been undertaken mainly …show more content…
Doctors detect this drop through a self-report by the patient or by the expression of concern by the patient’s family members. Standardized assessments of cognitive functioning are used to measure the level of impairment. These impairments to cognitive performance lead to a limitation on the patient’s ability to carry out day-to-day life activities such as driving. The presence of behavioral disturbances may not be necessary for the diagnosis even though they may be evident because the above-stated symptoms are not associated with delirium, which is because Huntington’s disease has no effect on memory or learning capabilities of the patient (D, …show more content…
Chorea is derived from Greek and Latin words, which mean chorus or a group of dancers with the term being given to various dancing disorders, which had been noticed in the Middle ages. People with chorea experienced twitches and muscle jerks as is characteristic of Huntington’s disease, and were often assumed to be possessed by evil spirits. Currently, the term Huntington’s disease, instead of Huntington’s chorea, is mostly used to describe the disease (L,
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5)
Psychological disorders are abnormalities of the mind, which lead to behavioral or mental patterns that cause suffering or poor ability to carry out ordinary life functions. Psychological disorders are also referred to as mental disorders, psychiatric disorders or mental illnesses. The official criterion and classification system for psychological disorders utilized by mental health professionals is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), first published in 1952 by the American Psychiatric Association. The manual has been revised several times with the latest being the DSM 5th edition. These revisions have been undertaken mainly …show more content…
Doctors detect this drop through a self-report by the patient or by the expression of concern by the patient’s family members. Standardized assessments of cognitive functioning are used to measure the level of impairment. These impairments to cognitive performance lead to a limitation on the patient’s ability to carry out day-to-day life activities such as driving. The presence of behavioral disturbances may not be necessary for the diagnosis even though they may be evident because the above-stated symptoms are not associated with delirium, which is because Huntington’s disease has no effect on memory or learning capabilities of the patient (D, …show more content…
Chorea is derived from Greek and Latin words, which mean chorus or a group of dancers with the term being given to various dancing disorders, which had been noticed in the Middle ages. People with chorea experienced twitches and muscle jerks as is characteristic of Huntington’s disease, and were often assumed to be possessed by evil spirits. Currently, the term Huntington’s disease, instead of Huntington’s chorea, is mostly used to describe the disease (L,