Dsv Iv Vocab

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Axis I

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Clinical Disorder and other conditions that may be the focus of clinical Attention

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Axis II

Back 2

Personality Disorder and Mental Retardation

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Axis III

Back 3

General Medical Conditions.
Example: Hearing loss

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Axis IV

Back 4

Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
Example: Unemployment, Inadequate Finances

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Axis V

Back 5

Global Assessment of Functioning.
Example GAF=30 on admission; 65 highest level past year

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Clinical disorders are recorded on Axis

Back 6

Axis I

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Mental Retardation and Personality Disorders are recorded on Axis

Back 7

Axis II

Front 8

Other conditions that may be a focus of Clinical Attention is also recorded on Axis

Back 8

Axis I

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Borderline Intellectual Functioning is recorded on Axis

Back 9

Axis II

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Defense Mechansisms that client uses on an habitual basis and prominent maladaptive personality traits exhibited by a client recorded on Axis- dont meet criteria for Personality Disorder

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Axis II

Front 11

Used to record general medical conditions that may affect the understanding or treatment of a client's mental disorder on Axis

Back 11

Axis III

Front 12

Psychosocial and environmental problems that may affect the diagnosis, treatment or prognosis of the mental disorder is reocrded on axis

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Axis IV.

Front 13

Only problems themselves are recorded, not their severity. This axis reminds therapists to place mental disorder within the context of interacton and environment of client

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Axis IV

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Life events, environmental difficulties, familial or interpersonal problems or deficits in social support or personal resources- on Axis

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Axis IV

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Problems with primary support group, problems with related social environments, Educational problems, Occupational problems, Housing Problems, Economic Problems, Problems with access to health care services, Problems related to crime or interactuisb wit legal system, other psychosocial and environmental problems

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Axis IV

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used to record an assessment of te client's curret overall functioning using the Global Assessment of functioning scale (GAF) recorded on Axis

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Axis V

Front 17

Assessment of a client's current functioning facilitates treatment planning, measurement of treatment effects, prediction of treatment outcome.

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Axis V

Front 18

The GAF ratings ranges on a scale from 1 to 100. Inability to maintain minimal level of functioning to superior functioning in a wide range of areas.

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Axis V

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the lower the rating, the more impaired is the client's functioning. Usually record one rating initial evalution, sometimes relevent to record other times as well.

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Axis V

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Malingering

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the intentional production or feigning of physical or psychological symptoms. the goal of this behavior is to obtain some kind of external rewards such as avoidng work, receiving financial compensation or obtaining medications.

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Borderline Intellectual Functioning

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Can be used when a client's IQ is between 71- 84. Mental Retardatin may be diagnosed however when IQis between 71 and 75 and there are pominent deficits in adaptive functioning.

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Adult Antisocial Behavior

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The behavior of professional thieves, racketeers, or drug dealers, if such behaviors is not due to a mental disorder

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Child or Adolescent Antisocial Behavior

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Isolated acts of delinquency (as opposed to a pattern of antisocial behavior)

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Academic Problem

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persistent school failure or underachievement

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Occupational Problem

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Job dissatisfaction or uncertainty about career choices

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Bereavement

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Recorded when an individual is having a normal or expectable reaction to the death of a loved one. The duration and expression of normal varies across cultures

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Bereavement

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Recorded when an individual is having a normal or expectable reaction to the death of a loved one.

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Mental Retardation adaptive functioning.

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communication, self care, home, living, interpersonal and social skills, use of community resources, self direction, functional academic skiils, work, leisure, health, safety

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Mild Mental Retardation

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IQ 50-55 - to 70. largest group of people with this disorder. can achieve academic skills up to the 6th grade level as Adolescents and adult can acquire social and vocational abilities needed to support themselves with minimal supervison or guidance

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Moderate Mental Retardation

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IQ 35-40 to 50-55. can aquire academic skills up to 2nd grade level, benefit from training in social and occupational skills. As an Adultmay be able to perform unskilled or semi skilled tasks in supervised settings.

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Severe Mental Retardation

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IQ 20-25-35-40. can acquire elementary self care skills, learn to count and read simple survival words and perform simple tasks under close supervision.

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Profound Mental Retardation

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IQ below 20-25. can perform simple task under close supervision and may show improvement in self care and communication with appropriate training. Function best in highly structured environments.

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Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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rare recessive gene syndrome that involves an inability to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine which is found in high protein foods. if detetected early with blood test, its symptoms can be prevented by a diet low in phenylalanine. If untreated, PkU usually produces irreversible moderate to profoud retardation.

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Down Syndrome (trisomy 21)

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due to the presence of an extra chromosome and is estimated to be the cause of abour 10 to 30 of all cases of moderate to severe mental retardation. Down syndrome is associated with certain physical characteristics including a short crooked fifth finger, slanted almond shaped eyes with epicanthal folds, and a large protruding tongue.

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Developmental Coordination disorder

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Significant impairment i the development of motor coordination. coordination proble cannot be due to general medical condition or Pervasive Developmental Disorder.Symptom differ acording to age and developmental level

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Expressive Language Disorder

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Impairment in the development of exprressive language, as evidenced by scores on standardized measures that fall substantially below scores on measures of nonverbal intellectual capacity and receptive language development

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Mixed Receptive Expressive Language Disorder

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Impairment in both receptive and expressive language development as evidenced by scores on both standarized test that are below those obtained on nonberbal capacity.

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Phonological Disorder

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Failure to use developmentally expected speech sounds that are appropriated for the person's age and dialect

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Childhood Disintegrative Disorder

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Involves pattern of marked regression in functioning following a period of at least two years of normal development. this is very rare and is more common in males then females

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Rett's Disorder

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Involves normal psychomotor development from birth to age five months. Followed by numerous deficits: deceleration of head growth between age five and 48 months, loss of previously acquired hand skills, develoment of stereotyped hand development this has only been reported in females

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Aspergers Disorder

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similar to Autistic, but there is no delay in language development, cognitive development, self help skills, adaptive behavior and curiosity about the environment.