DSM-5 Flashcards
Mental disorders modeled as…
Continuous (Hostam, Holland and Kuppens)
According to the DSM-5, a mental disorder is…
A syndrome characterised by clinically significant disturbances in an individuals cognition, emotional regulation or behaviour
Features of a mental disorder are…
Symptoms
Underlying dysfunction
USUALLY significant distress or disability
Socially non-normative
Classification …
Allow clinicians to label
Diagnosis distinguished based on observable features
Descriptive approach
Diagnosis that is distinguished based on some underlying cause of the groupings
Causal approach
Diagnosis helps us to…
Study and treat mental disorders - they are descriptive
Theory…
Scientific explanation of how something works
Transdiagnostic mechanism…
A chunk of theory that seems to apply across different problems
Formulation…
An explanation of an individuals particular presenting problems
How do we work out the DF
n-2
r ( ) = _______, p ________
What goes into each section missing
DF in bracket, pearsons r, p-value
