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DSM5 Flashcards

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ASD

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-Ages 0-5
-Poor social skills & poor stereotypical behavior:
EX: not making eye contact, no back and forth play

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Social (pragmatic) Communication Disorder

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Impaired social communication - THAT IS IT

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Specific Learning Disorder

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Difficulty learning basic knowledge for age level in specific subject
EX: math, reading, writing skill

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ADHD

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NEED TO RULE OUT LEARNING DISORDER

  • Present before age 12
  • Have difficulty at 2 or more settings: ex- work, school, or home
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Pica

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Eating nonfood substances

EX: Dirt, batteries, etc

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Rumination Disorder

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Eating and throwing up after eating

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Language Disorder

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  • Difficult time building vocabulary
  • Simple sentences: struggles with 5 or longer word sentences
  • Shown at 0-5yr old
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Child Onset Fluency Disorder

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  • Stuttering! (repeat words, pause in between words)

- Shown at 0-5 yr old

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Tourette’s Disorder

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-BOTH motor and vocal tics
Motor: eye twitching, hands flap, etc
Vocal: shout out words

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Persistent Motor/Vocal Tic Disorder

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One or the other, NOT BOTH!

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Encopresis

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  • Pooping themselves

- Older than 4

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Enuresis

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  • Peeing in clothing on purpose or not
  • Older than 5
  • Common with sexual trauma, pattern overtime
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Separation Anxiety

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  • Attachment issues! specifically from caregiver
  • Kids: present for 6 weeks
  • Adults: present for 6 months
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Generalized Anxiety

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-Worrying about a number of things across various domains
EX: trouble sleeping, eating, crying, etc
-Present for 6 months! Both kid/adult

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Selective Mutism

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Fails to speak in specific SITUATION

EX: Kid doesn’t speak at school but does at home

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Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

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  • Concern for judgment/rejection
  • Avoid certain events
  • Avoids groups of people
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Reactive Attachment Disorder

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  • Failure to thrive!
  • Difficult time engaging, very withdrawn
  • Does not seek out comfort and doesn’t respond to comfort
  • 9months-5yrs: trauma and multiple caregivers
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Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

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  • Will stand out!
  • Attaches very easily w/ strangers
  • 9months-5yrs: trauma and multiple caregivers
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder

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  • Problems with authority

- Refuses to comply with directions

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Conduct Disorder

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  • Law breaking
  • Aggressive, Destroying property, fighting
  • Antisocial personality as an adult
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Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

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  • Outbursts 3x a week
  • Negative mood
  • 6-10yrs old, can be up to 18yrs old
  • Children with consistent tantrums/negative mood
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Brief Psychotic Disorder

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  • UP TO 1 MONTH

- Delusions, lost in own world, hallucinations, disorganized

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Schizophreniform

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  • 1 MONTH to 6 MONTHS

- Delusions, lost in own world, hallucinations, disorganized

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Schizophrenia

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  • 6 MONTHS +

- Delusions, lost in own world, hallucinations, disorganized

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Major Depressive Disorder
- Present for 2 weeks | - Biological change: sleep/eating, SI thoughts, motivation lacking, dark mood, anhedonia (lack enjoyment)
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Unspecified Depressive Disorder
- Functioning but symptoms are mild | - Not meet full criteria for MDD
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Persistent Depressive Disorder
- Depressed mood for 2 YEARS - Adult - Depressed mood for 1 YEAR - Child - Not as deep as MDD, on and off struggles w/ low mood
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Bipolar 1 Disorder
-NEED ONE THING: Manic Phase (severe impairments)
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Bipolar 2 Disorder
- Hypomanic phase & ONE phase of depression | - Mania for 4 days, doesn't lead to severe impairments
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Cyclothymic Disorder
- Present for 2 YEARS | - Hypomanic alternating with low level depression
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Schizoaffective Disorder
- Psychotic features present all the time! | - Mood comes and goes
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Major Depression with Psychotic Features
- Depression present all the time! | - Psychotic features come and go
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Bereavement
- Grieving loss of loved one (animal, person) | - Response to death
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Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood
- Recent life stressor: moving, divorce | - Present 3 months following stressor, CANNOT GO BEYOND 6 MONTHS
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Panic Disorder
- Recurrent panic attacks | - Fear of having panic attacks so avoid situations that cause them
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Agoraphobia
-Fear of going out in public -Impacting functioning EX: fear of crowds, standing in line, planes, buses, etc
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
-Impair Functioning -Obsessive thoughts AND Compulsive actions EX: thoughts about germs = excessive hand washing
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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
- Perfectionist - No awareness this is an issue, DOESN'T IMPAIR FUNCTIONING - Controlling & rigid
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PTSD
- 1 MONTH AFTER INCIDENT (life threatening or witnessing it) | - Intrusive memories/nightmares, hypervigaliant, jumpy
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Acute Stress Disorder
- Present WITHIN MONTH of incident | - Intrusive memories/nightmares, hypervigaliant, jumpy
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Unspecified Anxiety Disorder
- LESS THAN 6 MONTHS | - Some elements of anxiety but does not fit all the criteria
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Delirium
- Quick onset - Marked shift in mental processing: language/executive functioning - Hospital setting or health crisis - Causes: medical problem, drug issue
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Major Neurocognitive Disorder
- Serious issues with attention, memory, functioning challenges w/ motor skills - Dementia: cannot function on own (nursing home)
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Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
- COMES BEFORE MAJOR NEUROCOGNITIVE D/O - Noticeable decline: forgetful - STILL INDEPENDENT
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Somatic Symptom Disorder
- DOCUMENTED HEALTH CONDITION - Have health issue combined w/ concern of medical seriousness of symptoms - Present for 6 months
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Illness Anxiety Disorder
- No somatic symptoms - Intense fear of having serious illness: hypochondriac - Present for 6 months
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Conversion Disorder
-Psychological issue converts into actual symptoms EX: Trauma occurs, loss of functioning to limb EX: Blind rage - go blind due to anger
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Factitious Disorder
- Want the ATTENTION of being sick | - Want to be the PATIENT
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Malingering
-Faking illness to get something out of it
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Factitious Disorder by Proxy
-Make their child appear sick to get ATTENTION of being sick
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Anorexia
- Restricts intake - Low weight/thin - Fear of gaining weight - Excessive exercising, laxatives, etc - NEED TO COORDINATE WITH MD
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Bulimia Nervosa
2 THINGS: Binge eating & Recurrent purging (vomiting, laxatives)
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Binge Eating Disorder
- ONLY engages in binge eating - Nothing else - Feels shame, disgust after ingesting food
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Unspecified Eating Disorder
- No criteria for diagnosis yet | - Purging without bringing, Normal weight but feeling negative about weight, etc
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder
-NOT ABOUT WEIGHT -Dislike of certain body part: nose, ears, etc. EX: excessive plastic surgery
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Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
- Experiences reality BUT outside of body | - Dreamlike state, world surreal
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Dissociative Amnesia
-Sudden forgetting of important information/personal information -Happens after extreme stress/shock EX: war zone
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
Multiple Personality Disorder! - 2 or more distinct personality traits - Cannot remember other state - Occurs with extreme trauma
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Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder
- Females report pain during sex - LEADS TO: Displeasure of having sex, Fear of having sex - Hx of abuse
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Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder
- Lack of sexual interest or arousal | - Decline in intimacy
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Insomnia Disorder
- Difficulty sleeping: staying or falling asleep - 3 nights/week FOR 3 MONTHS - Person WILL complain - Rule out mania, depression & anxiety
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Hypersomnolence Disorder
- Exceeds 7 hours! - Difficult being fully awake - Rule out MDD, substance use
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Nightmare Disorder
- Wake up from nightmare | - Remembers content of nightmare and is FULLY AWAKE
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Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Disorder
- Sleep paralysis - CANNOT REMEMBER CONTENT - NOT FULLY AWAKE, STILL SLEEPING
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Central Sleep Apnea
- Stop breathing UP TO 1 minute - Gasps for air before starting to breath again - Trouble sleeping
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Narcolepsy
-SUDDEN attack of sleep
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Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Problems controlling aggressive outbursts - Outbursts disproportionate to event - MARKED aggression
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Kleptomania
- Compulsive stealing | - Not for needed purpose, get rush
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Trichotillomania
- Compulsion to pull out hair | - Occurs after abuse/trauma
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Substance Use Disorder
- Failure to perform obligations, affecting relationships - Dependent - Use excessively/problematic
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Gambling
- Compulsive gambling when it is affecting life - Spending money they don't have - Distrust, lie, impact relationships, debt, asking for money
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Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Rational suspicions & distrust - World is a hostile place, out to get them - Read into messages to be always against them
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Delusional Disorder
- ONLY HAVE DELUSIONS | - Bizarre and nonbizarre
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Schizoid Personality Disorder
- LONER! - Lack interest in relationships, like to be alone - Can't connect - Common d/o: Depression - Not aware they are isolating!
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Avoidant Personality Disorder
- LONELY! - Sensitive, feel as people don't like them - Avoid social interactions out of fear of being rejected - Not aware they are isolating!
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Schizotypal Personality Disorder
- People with odd behavior or thinking - Aliens, magical thinking, messages to them - NO PSYCHOTIC EPISODES
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
- 18yrs and older! - Conduct disorder BY 15yrs old! - Lack of remorse for their actions - Law breaking, aggression, violate others
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Narcissistic Personality
- Repeat grandiose sense of self - Lack empathy: rude, don't care - Fantasy of their own brilliance, they are special - Sense of entitlement - Can fly into rage when questioned
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Borderline Personality Disorder
- Can't keep jobs - Extreme relationships: instability - like then not like - Fear of abandonment/rejection - RECURRENT SUICIDE GESTURES
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Histrionic Personality Disorder
-Attention seeking behavior EX: seductive dressing, attitude, dramatic -WANT TO BE CENTER OF ATTENTION -Rapid shift of emotions
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Dependent Personality Disorder
- Difficult making decisions w/out help from others - Can't initiate things on own - Will do unpleasant tasks for others to like them - Unrealistic fears of taking care of self

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