According to DSM-IV, Randy has experienced two of the following symptoms, each present for a significant portion of time during a one-month period:…
In the movie, "A Beautiful Mind", John Nash displays classic positive symptoms of a schizophrenic. This movie does a fair job in portraying the personality and daily suffering of someone who is affected by the disease, although the film does not give a completely historically accurate account. In the film, John Nash would fall into the category of a paranoid schizophrenic, portraying all the symptoms that are typical for this illness. Nash suffers delusions of persecution, believing that there is a government conspiracy against him. He believes that because he is supposedly a secret agent working for the government breaking Soviet codes, and that the KGB was out to get him. In addition to these delusions, Nash experiences hallucinations which are shown from the moment that he starts college at Princeton University. He hallucinates that he has a roommate, when in reality it is uncovered later in the film that he was in a single occupancy room his entire stay at Princeton. Additionally, he frequently has conversations and takes advice from this imaginary roommate. He also imagines a little girl that is introduced to him by his alleged roommate. While going about his daily life, he is constantly surrounded by these inventions. These are classic positive symptoms of the paranoid schizophrenic, which are heavily supported by DSM-IV. Psychological predictions also agree with the behavior John Nash exhibited in the movie. This movie accurately teaches the public the positive affects of a schizophrenic. The movie does not portray schizophrenia as a split of Nash's personalities, rather a split from reality. He imagines other people and hallucinates vividly throughout the movie. Even at the conclusion of the movie, John Nash learns to accept and cope with his psychological disorder. He learns to ignore his hallucinations and is very careful about whom he interacts with. At…
The range of axis II should be broadened to encompass the range of personality pathology seen in clinical practice. Personality pathology is difficult to measure. Current instruments have problems with validity and rely on a direct-question format that may be inappropriate for the assessment of personality. In addition, they are designed specifically to address current DSM-IV categories and criteria, which limit their utility in making meaningful revisions of those criteria. These problems suggest the need for consideration of alternative approaches to assessing and revising axis…
Even though abnormal psychology is a highly controversial aspect of psychology, often challenges define and classify normal and abnormal behavior. Abnormal psychology has evolved into a scientific discipline and several theories have advanced our comprehension of psychology through theoretical models. Abnormal psychology is defined as a branch of psychology that correlates with psychopathology and abnormal behavior. The word describes a broad range of illnesses, from depression to obsession-compulsion, to sexual deviance and several more. Certified counselors, clinical psychologists and psychotherapists often…
In this week’s review, we seek to gain an understanding of what an organic church model looks like. Cole is the author of our text, Church 3.0 and within this book, he points out how church today has not changed much since the early days and that we in our day and culture need to make some much desired changes as to how we do church. Cole tells us that how we are doing church today in the modern society just isn’t working. We have an abundance of mega churches that attract people to them, but, the truth is, they are just one in a big crowd of people. So, Cole provides us with Church 3.0, an organic, missional way to do and be the church.…
It is imperative for all mental disorders to have a specific method of classification. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a manual designed to help professionals comprehensively understand mental illness and treatment for each diagnosis (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The primary use of the DSM-5 is to assist professionals in diagnosis for each specific patient, which prompts an effective treatment plan (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, 19). Some of the DSM-5 categories include: Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, Feeding and Eating disorders, Disruptive, Impulsive-Control, and Conduct disorders, Elimination disorders,…
Mental illnesses are more readily labeled today than at any other time in history. Following this heightened awareness; substance abuse disorder has been established in the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual, 5th edition (DSM-5) as its own diagnostic category. The DSM-5 is a diagnostic tool employed by healthcare professionals in the procedure of determining the proper diagnosis as well as the course of treatment for individuals suffering from mental health disorders. Each year, thousands of people remain untreated as a result of their drug or alcohol use. Due to the stigma surrounding addiction, hesitation to fully disclose the substances that contribute to the symptoms experienced by a patient can cause a dual diagnosis to be difficult…
Marla is a 42 year old Hispanic female accountant, that has complaints of trouble sleeping, feeling jumpy all the time, and unable to concentrate. With these symptoms it is causing her issues at work. There are several disorders that Marla could be suffering from but, it seems to be that one stands out from the rest. Post-Traumatic Disorder also known as PTSD, this is caused when a person experiences something traumatic such as a violent crime against them, a car accident, active military combat duty, the loss of a loved one, etc.…
In my opinion, the most pressing ethical concern in using the DSM-5 as a diagnostic tool is relying too heavily on the results given and not really listening to the patient. This could lead the therapist to a diagnosis that is not based on what the patient is actually suffering from by not looking at the whole picture. Before a clinician can help someone, they must know what they are suffering from. They must also be careful not to place a label on someone that can lead to them being stigmatized and jeopardizing their recovery (Whitbourne & Halgin, 2013). Using the manual could result in being diagnosed incorrectly. That could lead to not being treated properly leaving a patient feeling more helpless. There is a lot of controversy in depending on the manual, and hope that the next one will concentrate on the cause instead of just the symptoms (Whitbourne & Halgin, 2013).…
question along with her tone suggest ruling out multiple disorders. Major depression is not a factor do to no feeling of sadness, loss,…
DSH has been associated with host of emotional and psychological problems, including suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, chronic feelings of hopelessness and despair, depression and anxiety, sexual abuse, physical abuse severe emotional abuse, perfectionism, and a pervasive sense of loneliness.…
Another controversial factor is professionals cueing their clients, then claiming they have the disorder. This causes the client to act out, thus the professional giving them more attention. In order to please the professional, the client will behave as if they had DID to make their clinician happy. Even with the disorder existence in question, it is for certain that those who are diagnosed suffer from deep behavioral and emotional issues. Those who suffer from DID are at a great risk for attempted suicide. Many of them attempt multiple times. In a Canadian study, 72% of DID patients had tried to commit suicide and 2% had completed (205).…
Today, health clinicians diagnose patients with mental illness and other various conditions using the primary method of classification known as The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, Fifth Edition (DSM 5). Social workers provide more therapeutic services than any other group of professionals; nearly every field in the social work profession has a mental health component (Probst, 2012). For this reason, it is imperative the DSM-5 be known when practicing as a social worker regardless of the field.…
Let alone, one topic that resonated with me is the topic about psychological disorders. I didn't really know a lot of the disorders that this topic talk is about but after the course and the topic, I was able to understand different kinds of disorders that affects one and what one can do to prevent all those disorders. For instance, obsessive-compulsive disorders were one of the disorders that resonated me because learning this disorder enabled me to understand more how people get stressed. In the book, psychology in modules (11th Edition), the authors used the line “Obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors cross the fine line between normality and disorder when they persistently interfere with everyday living and cause distress” (Myers and Dewall, 2015, p. 622) Studying this topic mad me under more about how going through stress is not all about the the basic things like stressing over not getting good grades or stressing over an exam, however, the repetitive thoughts that keeps ringing in one's mind causes the stress. Additionally, the psychological disorder about repetitive thoughts enabled me to know that most thoughts that people are obsessed with are about dirt, germs, or toxins. Basically most people will think about the obsessive-compulsive disorder as repetitive though which is all about just families, heart breaks and other things. They are basic thought that repeats in our minds which can lead to stress and stress is another whole different disorder that can cause one to have a hard time to overcome.…
I got a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Fayetteville State University, North Carolina. My family and I are currently residing (station) in the state of Bavaria, Germany. I do not have social work/social service experience using the DSM-5. Thus, I need to acquire all the skills and information from the course outline; course competencies and practice behaviors, to be able to use the DSM-5 for social work services and to make some decisions about treatment options.…
