Olivier Student number 6919596 University of South Africa Table of Contents Pg Title page………………………………………………………………………….. 1 Table of Contents ……………………………………………………………… 2 Introduction………………………………………………………………………. 3 Adolescent Depression and the DSM-IV-TR ….…………………………. 5 Gender differences in Adolescent Depression ……………………………… 7 Culture and other environmental influences …………………………………. 9 Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………..10 List of References ……………………………………………………………….. 11 Plagiarism
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regarding the DSM-IV-TR is most accurate? A. The DSM-IV-TR offers therapists a firm foundation for estimating the degree to which a given individual is afflicted with a specified disorder. B. Critics agree that the DSM-IV-TR system of classification has successfully increased the reliability of diagnoses without necessarily increasing their validity. C. The DSM-IV-TR offers therapists a means of determining causal factors underlying a specific psychological disorder. D. Critics of DSM-IV-TR argue that
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1. A nursing instructor is describing the DSM-IV-TR to a group of nursing students. Which of the following would the instructor include as the primary purpose of this classification? A) Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice. B) Describe treatment modalities for psychiatric disorders and mental illnesses. C) Identify various etiologies for mental disorders based on family histories. D) Provide optimal outcomes for treatment for individuals with mental illnesses.
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DSM IV-TR Matrix Category | Classification | Description | Top five prominent List of DSM-IV-TR Childhood DisorderLife Span Development | Mental retardation: | Mild‚ moderate‚ severe‚ or profound significantly sub -average general intellectual functioning (IQ below 70).Significant limitations in at least two of the following areas of adaptive functioning: communication‚ self-care‚ home living‚ social/interpersonal skills‚academic skills‚ work‚Leisure‚ health‚ and safety.Onset before age 18
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abandon some of his rituals‚ improve his social skills‚ and ultimately manage the anxiety and obsessions that cause his behavioral and interpersonal difficulties. Client name: Melvin Udall Psychiatric diagnosis: Obsessive–compulsive disorder DSM-IV-TR criteria: Client has either obsessions or compulsions: Obsessions: 1. Recurrent and persistent thoughts‚ impulses‚ or images that‚ at some time during the disturbance‚ are intrusive and inappropriate and cause marked distress 2. The thoughts
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Disorders (DSM-5); this manual is the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association ’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. In todays’ modern world of physchology‚ the DSM‚ serves as a universal authority for the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. Treatment recommendations‚ as well as payment by behavioral health care providers‚ are often determined by DSM classifications‚ so the appearance of a new version has significant practical importance. The DSM-5 was finally
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False Answer Key: True Question 4 of 18 2.0 Points According to the list of psychiatric disorders provided in the DSM-IV-TR PowerPoint material‚ a Mood Disorder is diagnosed on: A.Axis II B.Axis VI C.Axis IV D.Axis I Answer Key: D Question 5 of 18 2.0 Points The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ or DSM-IV-TR is authored by: A.American Psychological Association B.American Philosophial Association C.National
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and pessimistic too‚ and seems to hate everyone around him such that he does not interact with others very well. 2. Based on the DSM IV TR‚ what is your diagnosis? Support with behavioral observations. Based on the symptoms Melvin evidently exhibits‚ looking through the DSM IV TR‚ he may be diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Referring to the DSM IV TR‚ OCD is characterized by obsessions or compulsions‚ and in the case of Melvin‚ he displays compulsions. Observing his behaviors‚ his
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Disorder I. Introduction Bipolar disorder is a condition that causes psychological and physical problems bad enough to affect everyday life - sometimes seriously. This disorder is also said to be one of the oldest disorders. According to the DSM-IV-TR‚ Bipolar Disorder‚ also known as Manic Depression or Bipolar Affect Disorder‚ is an extreme condition in which a person constantly changing moods‚ from a very good mood to a depressive state. A person diagnosed with this disorder can easily be described
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From the motherhood to a psychological disorder Truc Huynh Houston Community College Summer 2010 Abstract: Credit to the story about family issues and Adele’s motherhood which goes over the unconscious psychological disorder in the movie “Anywhere but here” (1999)‚ the paper is the first overview discussing the personality disorder- definition‚ diagnosis criteria‚ cause‚ classification and treatment. A closer sight is exhibited in details on three specific categorizes of personality disorder‚ which
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