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DSM-5 Flashcards

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Impaired social communication and interaction; peer difficulties; stereotyped repetitive behaviors/speech

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Impaired social communication ONLY

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Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder

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Difficulty with basic academic skills

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Specific Learning Disorder

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Problems with attention & (hyperactivity sometimes); organization and fidgety

  • Rule out SLD first
  • Symptoms must be present before age 12 in 2 or more settings
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Persistent eating of non-food substances

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Pica

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Repeated regurgitation of foods; reflux

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Rumination Disorder

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Difficulty building vocabulary; limited sentence structure

*Ages 0-5

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Language Disorder

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Stuttering; broken words

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Child Onset Fluency Disorder

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9
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BOTH motor and vocal tics

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Tourette’s Disorder

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Either motor or vocal tics, not both

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Persistent Motor/Vocal Tic Disorder

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Soiling pants

*Age 5 and older

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Encopresis

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12
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Urination in bed or clothes

*Age 5 and older

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Enuresis

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13
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Specific to separating from a person of significance; anxiety around that person

  • symptoms > 4 weeks (child)
  • symptoms > 6 months (adult)
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Separation Anxiety Disorder

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14
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Anxiety across multiple domains with multiple symptoms (present for at least 6 months)

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Fails to speak in a given situation; impairment of participation (fine at home though)

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Selective Mutism

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Specific fear of social situations; decline events/avoid groups of people

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Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

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Failure to thrives, withdrawn; does not respond to comfort

*9 months-5 years old; persistent abuse/neglect

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Reactive Attachment Disorder

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18
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Overly comfortable with strangers and attach over easily

*9 months-5 years old; persistent abuse/neglect

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Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

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Defiant, problems with authority; noncompliant

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Oppositional Defiant Disorder

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Violation of the rights of others; law breaking activity, lack of remorse
*becomes Antisocial at age of 18

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Conduct Disorder

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Chronic irritability, temper tantrums

  • occurs at least 3x/week
  • Bipolar in children
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Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

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22
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Symptoms timeline:

  • Brief Psychotic
  • Schizophreniform
  • Schizophrenia
A
  • Up to 1 month
  • 1 month to 6 months
  • over 6 months
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23
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Dark mood, lack of enjoyment; change in biological functioning; suicidal thoughts
*symptoms present at least 2 weeks

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Major Depressive Disorder

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24
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Person has mild disturbances to their biological functioning

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Unspecified Depressive Disorder

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25
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Chronically mildly depressed

*must be present at least 2 years

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Persistent Depressive Disorder

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26
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Manic phase required, elevated mood-impairment; in denail

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Bipolar I Disorder

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27
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Hypomanic phase with one episode of manic depression NEED BOTH; relationships impacted

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Bipolar II Disorder

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Hypomanic state alternating with low level mild depressive episode; “cycle”

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Cyclothymic Disorder

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29
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Psychotic features 24/7 with a mood disorder that comes and go

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Schizoaffective Disorder

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30
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Mood disorder that is constant (manic) with psychotic episodes that come and go

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Bipolar with Psychotic Features

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Mood disorder that is constant (depression) with psychotic features that come and go

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Major Depression with Psychotic Features

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32
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Grieving

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Bereavement

33
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Problems with biological functioning

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Major Depressive Disorder

34
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Reaction to something that happens in the person’s environment
*3-6 months of stressor

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Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood

35
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Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks or fear of them happening

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Panic Disorder

36
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Fear of going out in public; must be present in 2 or more settings

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Agoraphobia

37
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Obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors; impairs ability to function

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

38
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Perfectionist, controlled/organized; no awareness of the issue

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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

39
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Victim or witness of a life threatening incident; intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, hypervigilance
*Cannot be diagnosed within 1 month of the incident

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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

40
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Victim or witness of a life threatening incident; intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, hypervigilance
*Within 1 month of the incident

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Acute Stress Disorder

41
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Anxiety symptoms linked to a non-threatening event

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Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety

42
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Problems with biological functioning

*present at least 6 months

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

43
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Anxiety symptoms present less than 6 months

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Unspecified Anxiety Disorder

44
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Rapid onset, illusions/hallucinations, decline in memory and language; lasts a few hours to 1 day

45
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Issues with memory, language, executive functioning, perceptual motor skills; cannot function independently

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Major Neurocognitive Disorder (Dementia)

46
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Noticeable decline in memory, language & executive functioning but can still maintain independence

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Mild Neurocognitive Disorder

47
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Somatic issue AND severe health related anxiety; concern about medical symptoms

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Somatic Symptom Disorder

48
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Rarely somatic symptoms; intense fear of serious disease but doctor says no [hypochrondriac]

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Illness Anxiety Disorder

49
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Psychological issue converts into a somatic one

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Conversion Disorder

50
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Likes attention of being sick or assuming the role of a patient

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Factitious Disorder

51
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Faking an illness to get out of something

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Malingering

52
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Making someone else (i.e. your child) appear sick

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Factitious Disorder by Proxy (Munchausen)

53
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Restricted diet that does meet physical needs; fear of weight gain and distorted body image

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Anorexia Nervosa

54
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Binge eating and recurrent purging behavior

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Bulimia Nervosa

55
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Only engages in binge eating

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Binge Eating Disorder

56
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Have not met criteria for anorexia or bulimia

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Unspecified Eating Disorder

57
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Displeasure with a body part (not related to weight)

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

58
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Experiences reality but reports feeling outside their body

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Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder

59
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Sudden forgetting of personal information

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Dissociative Amnesia

60
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Two or more personality states in which the client shifts between (i.e multiple personality)

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

61
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Pain during intercourse, fear of pain; displeasure of sex

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Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder

62
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Lack of interest or arousal in sex

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Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder

63
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Difficulty sleeping

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Insomnia Disorder

64
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Excessive sleepiness

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Hypersomnolence

65
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Wakes up from a nightmare and can recall

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Nightmare Disorder

66
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Recurrent, incomplete waking/sleepwalking but does not recall (sleep terror)

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Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Disorder

67
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Stops breathing while asleep; loud gasps

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Sleep Apnea

68
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Sudden attacks of sleep (mid-day); daytime fatigue

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Narcolepsy

69
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Problems controlling aggressive behaviors

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Intermittent Explosive Disorder

70
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Compulsive stealing

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Kleptomania

71
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Compulsion to pull out hair

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Trichotillomania

72
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Failure to perform major roles; impacts social interactions; effort to stop use but cannot

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Substance Use Disorder

73
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Intoxication or withdrawal (symptoms related)

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Substance Induced Disorder

74
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Actually on a substance

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Substance Intoxication

75
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Getting off a substance

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Substance Withdrawal

76
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Compulsive gambling even when financially damaging; preoccupation, even after losing

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Gambling Disorder

77
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Bizarre and non-bizarre delusions

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Delusional Disorder

78
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Hallucinations, catatonia, disorganized speech, flat affect; experienced a psychotic episode

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Schizophrenia

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