DSM-IV-TR Axis Coding for Personality Disorders
The DSM-IV-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision) utilizes a multiaxial system for diagnosis. This system assesses various facets of a patient's condition across five axes.
Understanding the DSM-IV-TR Axes
- Axis I: Clinical Disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia).
- Axis II: Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation (Intellectual Disabilities).
- Axis III: General Medical Conditions.
- Axis IV: Psychosocial and Environmental Problems.
- Axis V: Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF score).
Coding Personality Disorders
Personality disorders, characterized by enduring, pervasive, and inflexible patterns of behavior that deviate from cultural expectations, are specifically categorized under Axis II in the DSM-IV-TR system. This includes conditions like paranoid personality disorder and borderline personality disorder.
Coding these disorders on Axis II helps distinguish them from the clinical disorders typically coded on Axis I and emphasizes their long-standing nature.
Therefore, both paranoid personality disorder and borderline personality disorder are coded on Axis II.
Important Questions from Psychology and Life
Out of the following which psychologist was not supporter of 'Humanist Psychology' ?
- What is the sequence of psychosexual developmental stages according to Sigmund Freud?
A. Genital Stage
B. Phallic Stage
C. Latency Stage
D. Oral Stage
E. Anal Stage
Choose the correct answer from the options given below : - Stages of personality development according to Jung.
A. Childhood
B. Early Childhood
C. Young Adulthood
D. Middle Age
E. Maturity
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: According to Nature vs. Nurture studies, arrange the I.Q. of twins and siblings in order of highest to low correlation:
(A) Identical twins reared in different environments
(B) Fraternal twins reared together
(C) Identical twins reared together
(D) Siblings reared apart
(E) Siblings reared together
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Individuals with high ________ have been found to stop smoking the moment they decide to do so. What aspect of self is highlighted in this example?
