"Multi-phobic personality characterized by acute separation anxiety . . ." This is Dr. Leo Marvin’s diagnosis of Bob Wiley in the movie What About Bob. But exactly what does this mean? We all seem to have a vague understanding of what a phobia is‚ whether is be from watching movies or our own personal experiences. But what exactly constitutes a phobia‚ and how does acute separation anxiety fit in to the diagnosis of this character? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth
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Tyler is 15 year old boy who has the Schizoid Personality Disorder. He is currently living at home with his mother and younger sister. His mother describes Tyler as “always being an odd child” who had significant difficulty relating to his peers. As a child he would spend a great deal of time alone involved in role playing. She said that social situations always provoke great anxiety in Tyler and he is extremely socially inept. Currently Tyler rarely socializes‚ and when he is not in school he spends
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psychiatric disorder in Australia and the world‚ but is given far less publicity than other disorders. Schizophrenia‚ which occurs in less than 1% of our population‚ receives far more media coverage than sociopathy‚ which occurs in a staggering 3% of our population. The eating disorder anorexia occurs in 3.43% of our population‚ a similar proportion to sociopathy‚ yet anorexia is classified as an epidemic‚ whereas sociopathy is almost unheard of by most people. Sociopathy is a personality disorder classified
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cause. However‚ there are a number of biological‚ psychological‚ and social factors‚ called risk factors‚ that can increase a person’s likelihood of developing a chemical abuse or chemical-dependency disorder. Depression‚ anxiety‚ bipolar disorder‚ personality disorders (antisocial personality disorder)‚ schizophrenia Alcohol abuse-low self-esteem‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ mood problems‚ or having parents with alcoholism D) Mental Illness- Mental illness itself occurs from the interaction of multiple
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theory which includes personality disorder. These personality disorders can really explain why he would feel the need to commit these crimes. Not only does these theories and disorders explain what he feel but how the victims felt. A victim could be going through a paranoid disorder that perhaps was caused by Ted. Ted would kidnap people and rape them. These episodic events could cause the victim trauma and paranoid disorder within other people. Schizoid personality disorder can be the reason for
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following DSM-IV-TR® mental disorders. Then‚ match the disorders to the case studies below. DSM-IV-TR® Mental Disorders Dependent Personality Disorder – pp. 418–420 “Dependent Personality Disorder” of Ch. 13 Dissociative Disorders – pp. 176–181 “Dissociative Disorders” through “Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)” of Ch. 6 Somatoform Disorders – pp. 164–170 “Somatoform Disorders” through “What are Preoccupation Somatoform Disorders?” of Ch. 6 CASE STUDY 3
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix G The DSM-IV The DSM-IV is an important tool for clinicians. It provides a standard for diagnoses to be standardized across psychology; however‚ the DSM-IV is not as precise for diagnosing personality disorders as some psychologists would like. Give an example of each of the following problems identified in your readings and explain how these problems could negatively affect a diagnosis. 1. Some criteria used for reaching a diagnosis cannot be
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She meets the required minimum of five criteria needed in order to be diagnosed with this disorder. One is uncomfortable in social situations‚ the second one is low self esteem‚ third instability‚ fourth irritable and antagonistic in her relationships‚ and fifth she is extremely impulsive. My rationale for this is clearly demonstrated in several
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axis? You are not asked to enter a diagnosis‚ only describe the kind of information that would be entered in each axis. In axis I‚ Clara would receive a mood disorder. If clinician judged that Clara also displayed a life history of dependent behavior. She might then also receive an Axis II diagnosis of dependent personality disorder. The remaining axes of DSM-IV guide diagnosticians in reporting other factors. Axis III asks for information concerning relevant medical conditions from which the
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mental or behavioral disorders‚ diseases‚ illnesses‚ dysfunctions‚ abnormalities or problems. Deviance/Unusual – Impaired functioning with respect to expected performance (Danger to self and others) ELEMENTS OF ABNORMALITY Deviance Irrationality Distress Observer discomfort Danger Violation of moral and ideal standard HISTORICAL VIEWS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR * Pendulum between supernatural and natural (scientific) explanations GREEK AND ROMAN ERA Hippocrates – Mental disorders have biological
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