DSM-5 Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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DSM-5
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- The official system for classifying individuals with mental disorders
- There are 18 different classes of disorders
2
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Diagnostic criteria and decision rules
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- List of criteria plus how many of these criteria must be met for each condition
- at least 5 to 9 of the criteria exhibited
- requirement they experience depressed mood; diminished interest and/or pleasure in everyday life.
3
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Prevalence
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- The percentage of people in the population with a particular disorder
4
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DSM-5 Criticisms
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- It’s substantial reliance on a categorical model of psychopathology
- Better fits a dimensional model
- High level of comorbidity
- Tendency to medicalise normality (diagnosed major depressive disorder following the loss of a loved one)
5
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Comorbidity
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- Co-occurrence of two or more diagnosis within the same person.
6
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Categorical Model
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- Model in which a mental disorder differs from normal functioning in kind rather than degree
7
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Dimensional Model
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- Model in which a mental disorder differs from normal functioning In Degree rather than type
