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o Social study
o Treatment
In addressing the diagnostic process, the diagnostic product must be obtained.
Diagnosis – considerations
It is important to consider the ethical and cultural factors in Assessment and
Diagnosis
The impact of cultural factors in certain patterns of behaviour.
Certain behaviours may be viewed neurotic or deviant because they are not
characteristic of the dominant culture.
Importance of diagnostic tools
Leads to uniform and improved diagnosis.
o Informs treatment.
Provides the basis for a comprehensive diagnostic and educational tool.
Improves informed professional communication through uniformity.
o Common language.
Problems with diagnostic tools
Can provide limited information on the relationship between environmental
considerations and aspects of the mental health condition.
o E.g. culture – immigration
Focus on negative symptoms.
Does not link disorders to treatments
Seminar-additional reading notes
‘PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE:PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, PRACTICE,
AND POLICY’ JAN 2010
EVOLVING DEFINITIONS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND WELLNESS
- Mental illness refers to conditions that affect cognition, emotion and
behaviour.
- We now do not only diagnose alone due to the national institute of
mental health
Personality disorders
Types of personality disorders:
● Paranoid pd,
● Borderline pd,
● Antisocial pd,
● Avoidant pd
What is personality
A unique and long term pattern of inner experience and outward behaviour.
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How people interpret the world and then behave according to this interpretation.
It is consistent and is defined in terms of trait.
Personality disorders are defined as differences from the culturally accepted
norms in relation to two of the following:
Cognitions
Mood
Interpersonal
Functioning or impulse control
Personality disorder: Pervasive chronic psychological disorders
Impacts:
● Work
● Family
● Social life
- Can be caused/worsened by increase stress/external pressures
- Typically becomes recognisable in adolescence or early adulthood
- Among the most difficult psychological disorders to treat
- Many sufferers are not aware they have a personality disorder
Cluster A Cluster B Cluster C
Dramatic/Erratic
Odd/Eccentric Anxious/Fearful
● Histrionic
● Schizoid ● Avoidant
● Antisocial
● Paranoid ● Dependent
● Borderlin
● Schizotypal ● Obsessive-
e
● Narcissist Compulsive PD
ic
Cluster A
Paranoid
- distrust and suspicion of others
Schizoid
- detachment from social relationships and limited emotional expression
- prefer to be alone
o Social study
o Treatment
In addressing the diagnostic process, the diagnostic product must be obtained.
Diagnosis – considerations
It is important to consider the ethical and cultural factors in Assessment and
Diagnosis
The impact of cultural factors in certain patterns of behaviour.
Certain behaviours may be viewed neurotic or deviant because they are not
characteristic of the dominant culture.
Importance of diagnostic tools
Leads to uniform and improved diagnosis.
o Informs treatment.
Provides the basis for a comprehensive diagnostic and educational tool.
Improves informed professional communication through uniformity.
o Common language.
Problems with diagnostic tools
Can provide limited information on the relationship between environmental
considerations and aspects of the mental health condition.
o E.g. culture – immigration
Focus on negative symptoms.
Does not link disorders to treatments
Seminar-additional reading notes
‘PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE:PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, PRACTICE,
AND POLICY’ JAN 2010
EVOLVING DEFINITIONS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND WELLNESS
- Mental illness refers to conditions that affect cognition, emotion and
behaviour.
- We now do not only diagnose alone due to the national institute of
mental health
Personality disorders
Types of personality disorders:
● Paranoid pd,
● Borderline pd,
● Antisocial pd,
● Avoidant pd
What is personality
A unique and long term pattern of inner experience and outward behaviour.
, 10
How people interpret the world and then behave according to this interpretation.
It is consistent and is defined in terms of trait.
Personality disorders are defined as differences from the culturally accepted
norms in relation to two of the following:
Cognitions
Mood
Interpersonal
Functioning or impulse control
Personality disorder: Pervasive chronic psychological disorders
Impacts:
● Work
● Family
● Social life
- Can be caused/worsened by increase stress/external pressures
- Typically becomes recognisable in adolescence or early adulthood
- Among the most difficult psychological disorders to treat
- Many sufferers are not aware they have a personality disorder
Cluster A Cluster B Cluster C
Dramatic/Erratic
Odd/Eccentric Anxious/Fearful
● Histrionic
● Schizoid ● Avoidant
● Antisocial
● Paranoid ● Dependent
● Borderlin
● Schizotypal ● Obsessive-
e
● Narcissist Compulsive PD
ic
Cluster A
Paranoid
- distrust and suspicion of others
Schizoid
- detachment from social relationships and limited emotional expression
- prefer to be alone
