5C major categories of psychological disorders

Question 1

benefits of diagnosis

Answer 1

• targeted treatment
• inter-rater reliability
• sense of understanding for individual

Question 2

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Answer 2

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Question 3

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

Answer 3

• guide to classify and diagnose psychological disorders
• mental health professionals can use to assist them with diagnosing and understanding psychological disorders
• has 21 categories of psychological disorder.
• include information on the traits and behaviours common to that category in a more general overview. Within each category, there is also a range of specific psychological disorders listed.

Question 4

hallucinations vs delusions

Answer 4

hallucinations are about senses such as taste, smell, sight and touch whereas delusions are about thoughts and feelings

Question 5

psychotic

Answer 5

psychotic disorders include a loss of contact with reality. causes sufferers to have difficulty making sense of their thoughts, feelings or things happening around them. easily identified by delusions and hallucinations.

Question 6

non-psychotic

Answer 6

non-psychotic disorders are when the person remains in touch with reality despite dysfunctional thoughts, feelings and behaviours. May experience intense and/or prolonged feelings of sadness, anxiety and fear to such an extent that they have difficulty coping with their daily activities. symptoms often cause sufferers significant distress.

Question 7

addiction disorder

Answer 7

characterised by a dependence on a particular substance or behaviour despite the negative consequences

Question 8

anxiety disorder

Answer 8

characterised by extreme ongoing worry and distress

Question 9

mood disorder

Answer 9

characterised by a disabling lowering or heightening of mood

Question 10

personality disorder

Answer 10

characterised by a set of enduring personality traits or behaviours which diverge significantly from cultural and societal norms, causing marked distress or harm for an individual

Question 11

BPD

Answer 11

a person has unstable relationships, emotions, conceptions of self and performs impulsive behaviours. often holds a fear of abandonment.

Question 12

schizophrenia

Answer 12

a specific kind of psychotic disorder characterised by the presence of longer-term psychosis and impairment to functioning