Use your DSM-5 to complete questions 1-10 of the DSM Scavenger Hunt. Each diagno

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Use your DSM-5 to complete questions 1-10 of the DSM Scavenger Hunt.

Each diagnosis in the full version of the DSM has several sections in it that help to give you some background about the mental illness. For most diagnoses, there is a severity specifier section that helps you rate the specific type or severity of a diagnosis. There may also be additional specifiers for different types. Each one is given a specific number for coding for insurance purposes. For example, Major Depression in its mild form is coded as 296.21. Find the specifier types for Major Depression and give the page number that they are on.

Find the difference between Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and put the page numbers for each.

What is the significance of the chapter entitled “Other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention” or the V-codes? What page does this begin on?

Find a concept of distress from a different culture and write the name and a brief            description of the symptoms (see glossary of cultural concepts of distress).

Find the DSM criteria for Caffeine Intoxication & list at least 8 symptoms of the disorder.

Find the numerical listing of DSM-5 diagnoses and codes and find out which disorder is listed as 302.89 or (F65.89).

Where is Internet Gaming Disorder listed? Hint – it is a proposed diagnosis for further study. Find the page number and list what it is.

Define the FIVE AXES:

a.            Axis I –

b.            Axis II –

c.             Axis III –

d.            Axis IV –

e.            Axis V –.

9. Find Mood Disorders in the DSM , what is the difference between Dysthymic disorders and Cyclothymic disorders.

10. Many argue against using the DSM IV as a way to diagnose psychological disorders. Why do you there is an argument against using the DSM IV?

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1. Find the specifier types for Major Depression:

--> Chronic : when a person is depressed according to the criteria for two years continuously

--> Catatonic features: when a person shows one or more mannerisms and movements such as motoric immobility, mutism, extreme negativism, posturing, or prominent grimacing

--> Melancholic features: the person would display one or more than one characteristic of depressed mood such as agitation, loss of appetite, waking up before time or even slowing of physical activities.

--> Atypical features: they have unqualified symptoms such as - excess sleeping, mood fluctuations, being sensitive and frequent episodes of mood disturbances which also results in social impairments.

--> Postpartum onset : this occurs within 4 weeks of childbirth . There maybe be severe mood fluctuations along with hyper behaviour towards the baby's well being. This can be along with hallucinations and delusions at certain times where the mother hears inner voices that ask her to kill the baby. Infanticide is common with such psychotic and severely depressed mothers.

--> Seasonal pattern: this is classified when the person's depression episodes occur within a particular season f a year.

2. Find the difference between Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

-> Obssessive compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder whereas OCPD is a disorder of the personality.

-> OCPD people have concern with perfection, attention to details, orderliness with an urge to be in control of the environment. Miserliness and workaholism are also characteristics of people with this disorder. Whereas in OCD, people cannot control their actions as their actions are anxiety driven and have to perform certain actions repeatedly such as washing hands, or even checking if the door is locked.

-> in OCPD, people can control their actions, but in OCD people cannot control their actions

-> people with OCPD are not unwanted and people do not try to avoid them, as their actions are driven by their strive to achieve perfection. Whereas for people with with OCD, they are often seen as negative as their involuntary thoughts and actions drive people away from them.

3. Find the DSM criteria for Caffeine Intoxication & list at least 8 symptoms of the disorder.

The DSM criteria for caffeine intoxication is 305.90 found in the DSM version IV-TR. The symptoms for caffeine. Intoxication are :

- nervous- ness

- restless- ness

- insomnia

- muscle twitching

- psychomotor agitation

- diuresis

- excitement

- gastrointestinal disturbance

4. Find the numerical listing of DSM-5 diagnoses and codes and find out which disorder is listed as 302.89

The disorder listed in 302.89 is Frotteuristic Disorder DSM-5 302.89.

This is a sexual mental disorder where there is intense arousal that results from either touching against the people who do not consent with them and these also result in touching fantasies.

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