WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE DSM V Student’s Name: Institution: What Is Wrong With The DSM 5 Since the inception of first DSM in the 1952‚ I believe various psychiatrists have found ways of manipulating the DSM to give a different interpretation of mental disorder just to fit their perception. For instance I noticed DSM I & II observed the patient’s reaction and behavior to a given incident and I found DSM III and IV changed this and ended making people get different perception
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Susan Smith: A DSM IV Analysis Abnormal Psychology November 15‚ 2010 Susan Smith: A DSM IV Analysis On October 25‚ 1994‚ late in the evening. Susan Smith decided to take her two sons‚ Michael and Alex for a drive; little did they know it would be their last. Susan Smith drove her two sleeping children to a ramp off of a lake‚ jumped out of the car‚ released the brake‚ and stood by as the car drifted off and descended into the water. There is no doubt that this unspeakable act was not just
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fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) has attempted to do just that‚ creating a system that allegedly classifies and diagnoses mental disorders in an accurate‚ scientific way. However‚ due to the fluidity of mental illness diagnosis‚ the DSM-5 does not and
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Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association‚ Fifth Edition (DSM 5). Social workers provide more therapeutic services than any other group of professionals; nearly every field in the social work profession has a mental health component (Probst‚ 2012). For this reason‚ it is imperative the DSM-5 be known when practicing as a social worker regardless of the field. Benefits Some identified advantages of the DSM in social work is that it provides professionals with a way to communicate
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DSM IV PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS DSM IV is the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It is also known as DSM-IV-TR. It is a manual published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) that includes all currently recognized mental health disorders. It is used in the United States and in varying countries around the world. It is used by clinicians‚ researchers‚ psychiatric drug regulation agencies‚ health insurance companies‚ phameceutical companies‚ and policy
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created. People with personality disorders tend to be inflexible‚ rigid and manipulative (Hooley‚ Butcher‚ Nock‚ & Mineka‚ 2017). They often have one set way or perspective of everything and have difficulties connecting with other people socially. The DSM-5 personality disorders are grouped together into three groups based on the similarities between the disorders. Focusing on Cluster B personalities‚ they tend to be very dramatic‚ emotional and unstable (Hooley‚ Butcher‚ Nock‚ & Mineka‚ 2017). There
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Gender Identity‚ Personality‚ and Eating Disorders Case Analysis Introduction Abnormal disorders diagnosed in the DSM-IV-TR‚ a multi-axial diagnostic tool‚ used by clinicians‚ psychologists‚ psychiatrists‚ and medical professionals for the classification of mental disorders (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008). Axis I and Axis II of the DSM-IV-TR covers classifications of mental disorders that include unwelcome types of distress and impairment‚ that constitutes mental disease‚ disorder
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specifiers that apply to this case. Principal Clinical Disorder(s): 309.81 (F43.10) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with delayed expression Joe Smith meets the overhauled on DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Diagnostic Criteria A Criteria A‚ no less than one of the DSM-5 cases for this section have been met. Joe Smith was presented to a real episode that threatened his life caused sexual violence. he was in a motor vehicle
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Gwen is diagnosed with alcohol use disorder to include a diagnosis of substance abuse disorder. Per the DSM-V‚ the criteria for someone with alcohol use disorder is a problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress‚ as manifested by at least two of the options occurring within a 12-month period. Criteria for alcohol use disorder can include any of the following situations. Alcohol is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period of time than was
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disorder. It is also stated in the book Abnormal Psychology (2017)‚ that a third of patients with eating disorders have engaged in different types of self-harming (cutting and burning) (Hooley.‚ Butcher‚ Nock‚ K.‚ & Minrke.) These standards in the DSM-5 are clearly depicted in this
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