the DSM

Define what the DSM does

It defines clinically significant disturbances in cognition, emotion regulation and behaviour

Helps us identify dysfunctions in mental functioning

Categories of dimensions

over-reliance on the medical model

This is the idea that we treat mental illnesses as though they are physical illnesses when this is not the case therefore we might not direct them to the correct line of treatment as ignoring the social and environmental factors that play a role in personality

Kaorsakoffs syndrome

Enlarged ventricles

B1

Grey matter loss

Anterograde amnesia

This shows that some mental illnesses have a biological basis

What are the rejected syndromes in the DSM now

Attenuated psychosis syndrome

Mixed anxiety depressive disorder

Internet gaming disorder

Name some of the illness’s detailed in the DSM

ADHD

bulimia nervosa

Learning difficulties are called specific learning disorders

What did Frances say about the DSM

That the changes made were dangerous and can direct people to the wrong line of treatment

It may mislabel normal people which may contribute to stigma and overall prev of mental illness

Strengths of the DSM

Empirical research

interclinician reliability

Facilitated communication amongst researchers and clinicians.