1. Classification of Abnormal Behavior
PSY 436
Instructor: Emily Bullock, Ph.D.

2. How are Abnormal Behavior Patterns Classified?
The DSM and Models of Abnormal Behavior
Features of the DSM-IV-TR
Axis I: Clinical Syndromes
Axis II: Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation
Axis III: General Medical Conditions
Axis IV: Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
Axis V: Global Assessment of Functioning

3. Axis I
Disorders usually first diagnosed in Childhood (excluding mental retardation)
Cognitive Disorders (e.g., Dementia, Delirium)
Substance-Related Disorders
Psychotic Disorders
Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Factitious Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Sexual & Gender Identity Disorders
Eating Disorders
Sleep Disorders
Impulse Control Disorders
Adjustment Disorders

4. Axis II Cluster A Paranoid PD Schizoid PD Schizotypal PD Cluster B
Antisocial PD
Borderline PD
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Cluster C
Avoidant PD
Dependent PD
Obsessive-Compulsive PD
Personality Disorder NOS
Mental Retardation

5. Axis IV Problems with primary support group
Problems with social environment
Educational problems
Occupational problems
Housing Problems
Economic problems
Problems with healthcare access
Legal problems
Other Psychosocial problems (i.e., Katrina related problems)

6. How are Abnormal Behavior Patterns Classified?
The DSM and Models of Abnormal Behavior
Evaluating the DSM System
Advantages and Disadvantages of the DSM System

7. The Future of the DSM The DSM-V Currently in progress
Due to available to public in 2011
Dimensions vs. Categories