Diagnostic and statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM)‚ published by American Psychiatric Association‚ is the most comprehensive and authoritative book devoted to the standard classification of psychiatric illness used by mental health professional in the United States and other countries. It is used by clinician‚ insurance companies‚ pharmaceutical companies‚ policy makers and researches of many different orientations such as biological‚ psychodynamic‚ cognitive‚ behavioral and interpersonal
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DSM-IV: Strengths and Weaknesses The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is currently the most frequently used way of standardizing and defining psychological disorders. However‚ the classification systems such as DSM have advantages and disadvantages. The major weakness of DSM is that it judges symptoms superficially and ignores other possible important factors. The major strength of DSM is that it enables categorization of psychological disorders. The first edition
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CAMPUS MATH TRAIL FOR MATHEMATICS 1V Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School A. Trail: How to measure tree height using the homemade clinometer B. Type of Trail: Topic – based‚ including mathematical linkage C. Venue: Inside the school campus ( Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School )‚ Gingoog City D. Year Level: Fourth Year High School E. Mathematical Aspect of the Trail: Angle of Elevation‚ Height‚ Distance F. Integration: English and Values formation of students
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I DSM-IV Evaluation Valerie Lopez Axia of University of Phoenix DSM-IV Evaluation Case 1 – Schizoid Personality Disorder The first case study was matched with Schizoid personality disorder; the symptoms matched Josephine’s inability to be social and her emotional coldness. Genetic and environmental factors are common causes in Schizoid personality disorder as well as chromosomal and nervous system disorder. Some treatments that are available are psychotherapy‚ cognitive behavior
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During the in class critique of the DSM case‚ our group introduced several viewpoints that were not included in the presentation of the case or mentioned only briefly by the presenting group. Overall‚ we agreed with the presentation team that the knowledge and ability to quickly disentangle the IT from one company and smoothly integrate it with another company would be a strategic advantage. This would be especially true for a company like DSM whose primary strategy was diversification and growth
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Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ DSM-5). The DSM-5 is an evidence-based classification systems that was designed to help ensure accurate and consistent diagnoses based on the observation of the symptoms. According to the DSM-5‚ a person who is suffering from major depressive disorder must show impaired social and occupational functioning for at least 2 weeks with no history of manic behavior‚ and symptoms that cannot be attributed to use of substances or a general medical condition (Townsend
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(1996) employing the DSM-III-R and Freeman et al. (2002) using the DSM-IV)‚ using DSM-5 will gives us the best understanding of how useful the two theories are as explanations of Schizophrenia; as if they are valid they will still be applicable. In order to be diagnosed with Schizophrenia‚ an individual
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DSM-IV Evaluation Case Study 1: Schizoid Personality Disorder “People with schizoid personality disorder persistently avoid and are removed from social relationships and demonstrate little in the way of emotion (APA‚ 2000)” (Comer‚ p. 398‚ 2005). Psychodynamic theorists believe schizoid personality disorder is caused by something that happened through a person’s childhood. They have been unaccepted by their parents or even abused as a young child‚ which causes a person to avoid all relationships
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In my opinion‚ the most pressing ethical concern in using the DSM-5 as a diagnostic tool is relying too heavily on the results given and not really listening to the patient. This could lead the therapist to a diagnosis that is not based on what the patient is actually suffering from by not looking at the whole picture. Before a clinician can help someone‚ they must know what they are suffering from. They must also be careful not to place a label on someone that can lead to them being stigmatized
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DSM-IV Evaluation Sarah Blackerby Abnormal Psychology September 8‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Case Study 1 Josephine is a 47-year-old single woman. The hardest times of the year for Josephine ’s family are holidays and family gatherings; Josephine never seems to enjoy herself. She seldom smiles‚ laughs‚ or reacts to people and events around her. She remains detached and often goes into a room and plays video games or watches television
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