Psychological Disorders

Keneesha ShorterAxia College of the University of PhoenixPSY 210Monica Mauri

Overview

Classifying Psychological Disorders Anxiety Disorders Dissociative Disorders Somatoform Disorders Mood Disorders Schizophrenia Personality Disorders

Classifying Psychological Disorders

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)

Revised title Fourth Edition Text Revision (DSM-IV-

TR) Five levels of classification▪ Axis I▪ Axis II▪ Axis III▪ Axis IV▪ Axis V

Anxiety Disorders

Definition Unexplainable, increased, abnormal unease

to situations Types

Specific Phobias Panic Disorder Other Anxiety Disorders▪ Generalized anxiety▪ Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)▪ Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)/ Acute

Stress Disorder

Dissociative Disorders

Definition Separation in a person’s personality

Types Dissociative Amnesia Dissociative Identity Disorder Depersonalization Disorder

Somatoform Disorders

Definition Psychosomatic – psychological physical

illness Somatoform – physical illness without cause

Somatoform disorders Somatization disorder Conversion disorder Hypochondriasis Body dismorphic disorder

Mood Disorders

• Definition – Extended mood and emotional troubles

• Types– Depression• Clinical• Major Depressive Disorder• Dysthymia

– Mania and Bipolar Disorder

Schizophrenia

Definition Disconnection from thoughts,

communications, emotions▪ Hallucinations/delusions

Types Disorganized Schizophrenia Catatonic Schizophrenia Paranoid Schizophrenia Undifferentiated Schizophrenia

Personality Disorders

Definition early learned negative and conflicting behavior

Types Schizoid Personality Disorder Paranoid Personality Disorder Dependent Personality Disorder Avoidant Personality Disorder Narcissistic Personality Disorder Histrionic Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder Antisocial Personality Disorder

Reference

Nevid, J. and Rathus, S. (2005). Psychology and the Challenges of Life: Adjustment in the New Millennium (9th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.