ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Physician’s Desk Reference
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Textbook of Psychological Disorders
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Textbook of Physiological Disorders
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dr. Nwoambi is going to need to refer to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) to assist her in diagnosing her client’s psychological disorder.
Detailed explanation-2: -Healthcare professionals usually use a tool such as the DSM-5 to determine if a person’s symptoms meet the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder.
Detailed explanation-3: -the process of identifying and determining the nature of a disorder through the study of the symptom pattern, review of medical and other records, investigation of background factors, and, where indicated, administration of psychological tests.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mental disorders are hard to define. Most definitions include the “3 Ds”: Dysfunction, distress (or impairment), and deviance.