1. DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
The DSM IV
DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Unit 6

2. Classifying Abnormal Behavior: The dsm Iv
DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Classifications based on observable signs and symptoms
Subject to ongoing revision

3. The dsm Iv
5 Axes are used in diagnosis as an effort to consider patient from a variety of perspectives
Axis I: Clinical Disorders – principal disorder that needs immediate attention
Axis II: Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation - factors that may shape clinical disorder
Axis III: General Medical Conditions- may be relevant to patient’s current condition
Axis IV: Psychosocial and Environmental Problems – psychosocial stresses the individual may have faced recently
Axis V: Global Assessment of Functioning – to what degree is their condition affecting their daily life

6. What are the 5 axes of the DSM IV?
TABLE TALK
What is the DSM IV?
What are the 5 axes of the DSM IV?

7. Somatoform Disorders

8. Somatoform disorders
Somatization: expression of psychological problems through physical symptoms
Not intentionally faked
Physical symptoms are very real to sufferer
Primarily psychological explanation for cause

9. Conversion disorder
Show psychological stress in physical ways (e.g. blindness, paralysis, numbness, inability to speak)
No medical explanation
Symptoms usually begin after a stressful experience

10. Hypochondriasis
Obsessive belief that one has a life-threatening disease
Misinterpretation of normal bodily symptoms or functions
Visit doctor after doctor seeking confirmation
Can severely affect ability to function in daily life

11. Body dysmorphic disorder
Obsessive preoccupation with minor or imagined flaws in appearance
Spend hours every day in front of mirror
Causes significant distress; affects ability to function in daily life

12. Person #1 Person #2 TABLE TALK Describe two Somatoform Disorders.
Describe the other two Somatoform Disorders.