Chapter 7 Flashcards
Harmful Dysfunction Theory
the idea that psychological disorders are caused by an internal mechanism’s failure to perform its natural function
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
the prevailing diagnostic guide for mental health professionals
Medical Model of Psychopathology
a model in which each disorder is an entity defined categorically and features a list of specific symptoms
Proposed Criteria Set
the section of DSM-5-TR that describes conditions that DSM authors decided to leave out of the list of “official” disorders
Emil Kraepelin
the founding father of the current DSM diagnostic system
DSM-I
Published in 1952 and contained only three broad categories of disorder: neuroses, psychoses, and character disorders
DSM-II
also containing only three broad categories of disorders: psychoses, neuroses, and character disorders
DSM-III
Published in 1980, it relied more on empirical data to determine which disorders to include and how to define them.
.Used specific diagnostic criteria to define disorders
Multiaxial Assessment
a system in which the psychiatric problems were described on each of five distinct axes
DSM-III-R
published in 1987, this edition retained the major quantitative and qualitative changes instituted by DSM-III
DSM-IV
published in 1994, this edition retained the major quantitative and qualitative changes instituted by DSM-III
DSM-IV-TR
published in 2000, this edition retained the major quantitative and qualitative changes instituted by DSM-III
DSM-5
published in 2013, this edition was the first substantial revision of the manual in about 20 years
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
a chronic mental health condition that causes severe emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms during the luteal phase of a woman’s menstrual cycle
Categorical Approach
the traditional approach in DSM in which the individual can be placed definitively in the “yes” or “no” category regarding a particular form of psychopathology
