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Use the Capella University Library to complete the following:
- Read the following from the DSM-5-TR to develop insight on dissociative and eating disorders:
Identify a disorder from this week’s readings that you are interested in (categorized in the DSM-5-TR as dissociative or feeding and eating disorders):
- Provide a summary and diagnostic criterion for this disorder.
- Then research a best-practice intervention or an assessment tool for this disorder.
- Provide a description of this intervention or assessment tool and your assessment of the identified intervention or tool.
- Include APA-formatted references.
Read the following from the DSM-5-TR to develop insight on dissociative and eating disorders: Dissociative Disorders. Feeding and Eating Disorders.
Introduction
This section contains information on the DSM-5 and its diagnostic criteria, which are used to identify mental health conditions.
Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative disorders are characterized by disruptions or breakdowns in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception. They usually begin in early childhood and may continue into adulthood.
These disorders include dissociative amnesia (a loss of memory for some period of time), depersonalization disorder (distorted sense that one is detached from one’s body), dissociative fugue (disruption of normal daily routines while undergoing an episode) and multiple personality disorder (having two or more distinct personalities).
Table 5.1 List of Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
Table 5.1 lists the disruptive, impulse-control and conduct disorders.
Disruptive Disorders. These disorders involve difficulties in regulating one’s behavior either due to lack of responsibility or failure to conform with social norms. Examples include oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder (CD).
Impulse Control Disorders. These are characterized by an inability to resist certain impulses that result in actions that are harmful to oneself or others; for example, pathological gambling would be an impulse control disorder here since it involves engaging in a rewarding activity even though it has negative consequences for oneself or others due to increased risk of acquiring debt which can lead towards bankruptcy if left unchecked over time
Feeding and Eating Disorders
The DSM-5 defines feeding and eating disorders as:
Feeding Disorder: A persistent pattern of inadequate food intake or excessive food intake, leading to nutritional deficiencies or excesses (e.g., anorexia nervosa).
Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified: A transient condition that can be diagnosed when a person has an eating disorder but does not meet the criteria for another specific diagnosis (e.g., binge eating disorder would be diagnosed if someone binges on food but has no other symptoms).
Table 6.2 DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Feeding and Eating Disorders
Table 6.2 DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Feeding and Eating Disorders
Feeding or eating behavior that is abnormal in terms of quantity, frequency, duration, motivation, consistency and/or observability (e.g., fasting for >3 consecutive days).
The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa and is not better accounted for by another mental disorder e.g., rumination disorder (RDE-DSM-5), body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) etc..
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia is an illness that causes changes in thinking, feeling, and behaving. Schizophrenia can be a life-long condition if untreated.
Schizophrenia affects how you think about things and make decisions. It’s not the same as being crazy or making bad decisions because of drugs or alcohol. People with schizophrenia may have hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren’t there), delusions (believing things that aren’t true), or disorganized speech patterns — all of which are symptoms of the disease.
Schizophrenia can affect anyone at any age but it often starts when people are teenagers or young adults, although it doesn’t always appear until later in life (after age 35). Even though many people with schizophrenia have good abilities to function on their own day-to-day lives — including holding down jobs — they still might need help from family members or friends who care about them very much so they can live independently while receiving treatment from doctors who specialize in helping both individuals AND families deal with this disorder successfully through medication therapy.”
Bipolar and Related Disorders
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes dramatic changes in mood, energy, activity levels and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
The symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe mood swings that range from depression to mania.
Depressive Disorders
Depression is a group of mental disorders characterized by low mood and a diminished interest in activities that were once pleasurable. These feelings may be accompanied by changes in sleep, appetite and energy levels. Depression can occur in the absence of other medical conditions (e.g., chronic pain).
The most common depressive disorders are major depressive disorder (including major depression with psychotic features) and bipolar depression (manic episodes). Other less common types include dysthymia, atypical depression and postpartum psychosis/major depressive episode.
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear. They affect more than 18 million Americans, or about 6 percent of the U.S population aged 18 or older in a given year.
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in America today, affecting over 40 million adults annually (1). Anxiety is also one of the most commonly experienced symptoms during CBT for eating disorders; however, there has been little research on how to effectively treat it with CBT methods like exposure therapy and thought restructuring (2).
Read the following from the DSM-5-TR to develop insight on dissociative and eating disorders: Dissociative Disorders. Feeding and Eating Disorders.
Dissociative disorders are a group of mental disorders in which there is a disconnection between thoughts, memories, feelings, actions or identity. People with dissociative disorders may feel detached from their bodies or from themselves.
Dissociation is the process by which you shift your attention away from one thing to another so that it does not interfere with what you are doing at the moment (for example: watching TV while cooking dinner). The DSM-5-TR states that dissociative disorders can be caused by severe trauma such as physical abuse or sexual abuse; however it also says that they can occur without any traumatic experience present.
Conclusion
The DSM-5-TR is a great resource for understanding the symptoms and underlying conditions of these disorders. It can get you started on the path to recovery, as well as give you insight into how your own life might be affecting your ability to manage these issues.