Defining Mental Disorders

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Created on: 29-12-20 21:22

What are the characteristics of a mental disorder characterised by DSM-5?

The disorder occurs within the individual, involves clinically significant difficulties in thinking/feeling, dysfunction in processes that support mental functioning, not a culturally specific reaction (death of a loved one), not primarily a result of soc

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How is DSM-5 different from DSM-4?

DSM-4 had multiple axis: axis 1 - major mental disorder, axis 2 - personality disorder/intellectual impairment, axis 3 - medical condition related to disorder, DSM-5 got rid of these axis, some diseases were moved to different categories, Asperger syndrom

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What is ICD-10 & what are the strengths/negatives?

1992, Contains everything produced by WHO, similar to DSM-5 but still contains subtypes. Strengths: can help specify treatment to some extent, specific diagnosis helps to get research money, positive political effects. Negatives: diagnostic categories are

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What are the 4 characteristics of a comprehensive definition of mental disorders?

Personal distress, disability (impairments in some important area of life eg work), violation of social norms (behaviour that's unacceptable/unjustified), dysfunction (when an internal mechanism is unable to perform it's natural function, Wakefield, 1992)

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What are limitations of these characteristics?

Not all disorders cause distress eg anti-social type of personality disorder may treat people badly & not feel guilty. Disability cannot be used alone to define mental disorders as bulimia nervosa involves purge eating & vomiting distress but they can liv

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Define dysfunction

Said to occur when an internal mechanism is unable to perform it's natural function (Wakefield, 1992).

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