Psychological Disorders

Neurotic disorders:


Leave patients distressed but there is no grave impairment of functioning or loss of self-insight Contact with reality is maintained. Typical symptoms of the neuroses include obsessions and acute anxiety.

Psychological disorders: Mental handicap

Psychiatrists and psychologists usually divide psychological disorders into three main classes:
mental handicap, personality disorders, and mental illness.
Psychological disorders: Mental illnesses


Old classification system: Mental illnesses were divided into neuroses and psychoses
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Mental handicap, also called mental retardation, is evident in the early years of development and is accompanied by abnormally low intelligence. Severely mentally-handicapped people frequently have physical handicaps, such as difficulty in walking or controlling the bladder But with help most can live fairly normal lives
Psychological disorders: Personality disorders

Personality disorders typically develop in teenage years, affecting all aspects of personality but not intelligence
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Diagnosing psychological disorders

Diagnosing and treating psychological disorders is an objective procedure that relies on past research and experience. All that knowledge has been combined into a large, comprehensive manual called the DSM-IV.

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psychopathic personality disorder: People with this disorder often have superficial charm but a serious inability to love, trust, respect, and care for other persons paranoid type of personality disorder: Important personality traits include suspiciousness, secretiveness, insensitivity, and deception
Psychological disorders: Personality disorders (con’t)

Others include
Schizoid
personality disorder Dissocial personality disorder Emotionally unstable personality disorder Histrionic personality disorder Anankastic personality disorder Anxious (avoidant) personality disorder Dependent personality disorder Other specific personality disorders
DSM-IV
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) is published by the American Psychiatric Association. Contains all mental health and psychological disorders in adults and children. Lists the names and symptoms of psychological disorders Includes possible causes, treatments, statistics, and research.
New classification system for neuroses includes…
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Anxiety Disorders:
Specific Phobias 2. Panic Disorder 3. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 4. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 5. Generalized Anxiety Disorder