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Prevalence and symptomatology of mental disorders
Prevalence, expressed as a percentage, refers to the number of people with a particular disorder within a given population. Incidence, on the other hand, also expressed as a percentage, refers to the number of new cases that arise within a given population in a given time period. Actual estimates of prevalence and incidence of mental […]
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bipolar mood disorders type symptoms
Bipolar disorders are so-called because, during their course, a patient may experience mood states at either extreme of the mood spectrum. The defining feature of these disorders is abnormal elevation of mood, which is out of proportion to normal happiness. This elation may be accompanied by excessive optimism, impatience, irritability and impaired functioning when it […]
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Classification of Anxiety Disorders
Muir-Cochrane (2003) suggests that the most common anxiety disorders are classified as follows: • generalised anxiety disorder • phobias • obsessive-compulsive disorder • post-traumatic stress • panic disorder. However, Muir-Cochrane states that ‘anxiety is one of the most common treatable mental disorders’. Anxiety can also be present in some other mental disorders such as depression; high […]
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How to Diagnose Mental Disorders
To diagnose a severe mental disorder, the person must have at least two of these symptoms: • believing things that are untrue, for example that his thoughts are being controlled by outside forces or that people are trying to poison him (delusions); • hearing or seeing things that no one else can (hallucinations); often these […]
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SHOULD MENTAL AND BODILY DISORDERS BE CONSIDERED TOGETHER?
The D.S.M.-III definition speaks only of mental disorders, but the D.S.M.-IVincludes a note distancing the A.P.A. from the idea that any meaningful distinctioncan be drawn between disorders that are mental and those that are physical. Thus, byimplication, the current A.P.A. position suggests that mental and bodily disordersare fundamentally similar. One of the main reasons for […]
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Maintenance of behaviour disorders
As the two-factor model implies, once maladaptive behaviour has been learnt it will be maintained only if the right conditions exist. Therefore treatment must be preceded by functional analysis to establish which conditions are responsible for maintaining the behaviour in question— including stimuli, prompts and reinforcers. To assist with this, the STAR system can be […]
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Formation of behaviour disorders
Behavioural therapies are based on the assumption that mental disorders are maladaptive behaviours which have resulted from faulty learning. The case of Little Albert, given in Chapter 1, provides an example of the way that phobias may be learnt. The solution is therefore to unlearn the behaviours. Learning occurs through either association (classical conditioning) or […]
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Classification of mental disorders
When it comes to the classification of mental disorders, it may quite reasonably be expected that different therapies will be suited to different disorders. Thus it is essential to establish a reliable and valid classification system at the outset, so that we can identify a disorder and then prescribe a suitable treatment. As mentioned in […]
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Principles of Cognitive Therapy with Personality Disorders
Because of the rigidity and primacy of dysfunctional schemas in individuals with personality disorders, cognitive therapy goes beyond the cognitive and behavioral interventions used in the treatment of Axis I disorders and includes strategies to increase collaboration and confront schemas. Specifically, cognitive therapy for personality disorders integrates cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, and experiential techniques. Compared to […]
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Tests of the Cognitive Theory of Personality Disorders
According to cognitive theory, the essence of a personality disorder is revealed in the dysfunctional beliefs that characterize and perpetuate it (Beck et al., 1990; Pretzer & Beck, 1996). Early investigations of the association between dysfunctional cognitions and personality disorders provide general support for the cognitive model. O’Leary et al. (1991) found that scores on […]
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