Statistical inference

1. A psychologist has an appointment with a new patient. The patient displays symptoms that indicate it could be anxiety, mood disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Please explain how the psychologist would use the DSM to do a complete diagnosis on this new patient. Please remember to define each of the 3 possible disorders, and the DSM. Anxiety - The nervousness or agitation that we sometimes experience, often about something that is going to happen. Mood Disorder -…

present stage of knowledge we are not able to classify psychotic disorders by their nature and we must rely on their describable manifestations (Peralta, V. & Cuesta, M. J. (2007). In this manner the format of the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III, American Psychiatric…

The constant theme throughout my journey in this program was struggle: a hard, unforgiving, sleepless nights type of struggle. This painful sensation made me believe that, from my initial core classes of undergraduate work to the beginning of this program, I had been greatly sheltered. Friends, family, co-workers and acquaintances would ask me, with such a gleeful expression, how my classes were going and I found it hard hiding my true feelings. Overtime, I could feel the pressure lighten and…

What is Hyper Empathy? Empathy is the capacity someone has to relate or share the emotions experienced by another. Before someone can demonstrate compassion or sympathy, a certain degree of empathy must first be experienced. But, it is possible for someone to have too much empathy? What are the differences between empathy and sympathy? Sympathy and empathy are two very different ways of approaching the emotional challenges faced by other people. Sympathy puts another person’s problems at a…

Synopsis of DSM 5 DSM V The recently updated Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) has been under strict scrutiny since its release in 2013. The DSM-5 is utilized by practitioners to diagnosis an individual with one or more mental disorders. Individuals suffering with emotional, behavioral, psychological and biological dysfunctions benefit from the DSM-5 in the recognition and treatment of their disorder. The DSM-5 is applicable in aiding practitioners…

Grove & Vrieze (2009), acquires a base rate score (BR score) and targets the area of differential diagnosis among other patients with correlating psychopathology. The scales used in the outcome of the test are highly relevant to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Therefore, the MCMI-iii is used to assist counselors and therapists in making a psychological diagnosis. The inventory consists of 175 true or false questions and roughly takes the client 30…

Inventory-III (MCMI-III) was designed to be utilized as an assessment tool for clinical syndromes and personality disorders. Over the years, the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) has had revisions following changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The MCMI-III was in response to the DSM-IV revision. With the DSM now in the 5th edition, it is worth mentioning that the MCMI was released in the MCMI-IV version to address changes in the DSM. This…

In the movie Mommie Dearest, actress Joan Crawford slowly slips into madness by showing several examples of each disorder throughout the movie. The four disorders I will be comparing are borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder and obsessive personality disorder. All of these disorders and their symptoms heavily affected and influenced Joan and everyone around her. For example, her daughter Christina grew up with a mother that insisted…

paper begins by discussing the creation of a new diagnosis, Excessive Nose Picking. The paper explains why Excessive Nose Picking should be classified as a mental disorder and should be implemented into the next revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Included in this discussion, the paper reviews the specific behaviors and/or characteristics for the new diagnosis. It is important to note that the second section takes an in-depth look at the demographic…

What: The study of this research critically looked over the impact of group psychotherapy of the social therapy with children with pervasive developmental disorder. 39 children who were diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder participated in the study of homogeneous psychotherapy groups. The studied included 85% of boys. These boys ranged from the ages of 5-16 years old, however, the average age of the boys was a 9.2. Twelve of the participants of this study were Caucasion, twelve were…