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PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS: ASSESSMENT

Criterion Used to Diagnose Psychological Disorders. AtypicalDisturbingMaladaptiveUnjustifiable. OBJECTIVES FOR THIS ACTIVITY. UNDERSTAND THE METHODS USED BY PSYCHOLOGISTS TO ASSESS BEHAVIORUNDERSTAND THE DSM-IV-TR AS AN ASSESSMENT TOOLDIAGNOSE SEVERAL CASE STUDIES USING THE DSM-IV-TRCOMPLETE A WEB QUEST ON ONE SPECIFIC DISORDERCREATE A HYPOTHETICAL CASE STUDY.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS: ASSESSMENT

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    1. PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS: ASSESSMENT A Self-directed Activity

    2. Criterion Used to Diagnose Psychological Disorders Atypical Disturbing Maladaptive Unjustifiable

    3. OBJECTIVES FOR THIS ACTIVITY UNDERSTAND THE METHODS USED BY PSYCHOLOGISTS TO ASSESS BEHAVIOR UNDERSTAND THE DSM-IV-TR AS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL DIAGNOSE SEVERAL CASE STUDIES USING THE DSM-IV-TR COMPLETE A WEB QUEST ON ONE SPECIFIC DISORDER CREATE A HYPOTHETICAL CASE STUDY

    4. MAKING A CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS A clinical assessment involves a systematic evaluation of an individual’s various psychological, biological, and social factors, as well as identifying past and present problems, stressors, and other cognitive or behavioral symptoms. There are three steps involved in making a Clinical Diagnosis.

    5. Identify symptoms with: clinical interviews personality tests neurological tests Step One of a Clinical Diagnosis

    7. STEP THREE OF A CLINICAL ASSESMENT: Classify symptoms using the DSM-IV-TR

    8. DSM-IV-TR The American Psychiatric Association’s widely used system for classifying psychological disorders.

    9. Why Clinicians Use the DSM-IV-TR: Using symptoms, mental disorders are diagnosed Mental health professionals can communicate with patients and other professionals more easily Professionals can design appropriate treatment

    11. DSM-IV CLASSIFICATION Axis I Axis II Axis III Axis IV

    12. Axis I Major mental disorders Lists symptoms and criteria about the onset, severity, and duration of these symptoms for each of the disorders

    13. Some Disorders of Axis I Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence Delirium, dementia, amnestic, and other cognitive disorders Substance related disorders Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders Mood disorders (also called affective disorder) Anxiety disorders Somatoform disorders Facitious disorders Dissociative disorders Sexual and gender identity disorders Eating disorders Sleep disorders Impulse control disorders Adjustment disorders

    14. Axis II Evidence of personality disorders or mental retardation Personality disorders involve patterns of personality traits that are long-standing, maladaptive, and inflexible and involve impaired functioning or subjective distress Example: antisocial personality disorder

    15. Axis III Any medical conditions that might be important in understanding the person’s mental or behavioral problems

    16. Axis IV Any psychosocial and environmental problems that may affect the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of mental disorders in Axes I and II

    17. AXIS V Global assessment of Functioning Scale Used to rate the overall psychological, social and occupational functioning of the individual on a scale from 10 (severe danger of hurting self) to 100 (superior functioning in all activities)

    18. A Sample DSM-IV Axis I: Major depressive disorder, single episode; alcohol abuse Axis II: Dependent personality disorder Axis III: Alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver Axis IV: Problems with primary support group (death of a spouse) Axis V: Global assessment of functioning = 50

    19. PHOBIAS

    24. DIAGNOSING Open “Exploring Psychology” CD-ROM, hit start icon Select the Chapter: Psychological Disorders Select PsychSim Modules Click Mystery Client, follow directions to analyze case studies Hint: Click on “Close” to access information Answer and print out the accompanying question sheets, add to Portfolio

    25. Selecting a Disorder to Research Select a disorder from the following list to research Using the links provided, investigate the disorder for causes, symptoms, and treatment Record your information on the Research Disorder note sheet that can be accessed on the Web Page. Print and add to your Portfolio Develop a Graphic Organizer using Inspiration, Word, Excel, etc to display your information. Print and add to your Portfolio

    26. SELECT A DISORDER: Posttraumatic stress disorder Conversion disorder Autism Asberger’s syndrome Agoraphobia Amnesia, retrograde/anterograde Personality Disorders, select one: paranoid, narcissistic, borderline, antisocial Attention deficit disorder (continue on next slide)

    28. WEB QUEST

    29. WEB SITES Internet Mental Health at http://www.mentalhealth.com Mental Health Net at http://mentalhelp.net New York University’s Department of Psychiatry at http://www.med.nyu.edu/Psych/public.html American Psychological Association at http://www.apa.org

    30. Write a Case Study (Enrichment) Use your notes on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of your selected disorder Write a case study using either the Irene model or the PsychSim model Print and add to your portfolio

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