What Are Axis 3 Disorders?

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Axis I consisted of mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs); Axis II was reserved for personality disorders and mental retardation; Axis III

was used for coding general medical conditions

; Axis IV was to note psychosocial and environmental problems (e.g., housing, employment); and Axis V was an assessment of …

What are the 3 disorders?

  • Anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and phobias.
  • Depression, bipolar disorder, and other mood disorders.
  • Eating disorders.
  • Personality disorders.
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder.
  • Psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia.

What axis is schizophrenia?

DSM-IV-TR (axial diagnosis) DSM-5 (non-axial diagnosis) Axis I: Clinical Disorders Axis II: Developmental Disorders , Personality Disorders Psychiatric and Medical Diagnoses Axis III: General Medical Conditions

What are the axes in psychology?

axes) 1. in DSM–IV–TR,

any of the dimensions that are helpful for describing individual behavior and thus facilitate clinical assessment

.

What are Axis 4 disorders?

Axis IV in its current formulation delineates nine categories of “psychosocial and environmental” problems that should be documented as part of a patient’s diagnostic evaluation:

problems with primary support group, problems related to the social environment, educational problems, occupational problems, housing

What is Cluster B personality?

Cluster B personality disorders are characterized

by dramatic, overly emotional or unpredictable thinking or behavior

. They include antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder.

What is Axis V in mental health?

Axis I consisted of mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs); Axis II was reserved for personality disorders and mental retardation; Axis III was used for coding general medical conditions; Axis IV was to note psychosocial and environmental problems (e.g., housing, employment); and Axis V was

an assessment of

How do I know if I’m dissociating?

Signs and symptoms depend on the type of dissociative disorders you have, but may include: Memory loss (amnesia) of certain time periods, events, people and personal information. A

sense of being detached

from yourself and your emotions. A perception of the people and things around you as distorted and unreal.

What are the 7 personality disorders?

  • Antisocial personality disorder.
  • Avoidant personality disorder.
  • Borderline personality disorder.
  • Dependent personality disorder.
  • Histrionic personality disorder.
  • Narcissistic personality disorder.
  • Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
  • Paranoid personality disorder.

What is posttraumatic disorder?

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is

a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a

traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, or rape or who have been threatened with death, sexual violence or serious injury.

Is depression an Axis 1 disorder?

Axis I disorder subgroups included affective disorder (major depressive disorder, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder), anxiety disorder (overanxious, separation anxiety, and social phobia), disruptive disorder (attention deficit disorder, opposition/defiant disorder, and conduct disorder), and substance use disorder ( …

What axis is major depression?

Other examples of

Axis I disorders

are as follows: Dissociative disorders. Eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, etc.) Mood disorders (major depression, bipolar disorder, etc.)

What axis is ADHD?

In the DSM-IV multidimensional diagnostic system, ADHD is classified as an

axis I disorder

, but the description of this long-lasting trait is conceptually close to the axis II personality disorders used in adult psychiatry.

What is the difference between Axis I and Axis II disorders?

The revised 3rd edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 1987) distinguishes between Axis I and Axis II disorders:

Axis II includes personality (and developmental) disorders, and all others are on Axis I.

What are two defining features of all personality disorders?

  • Rigid, extreme and distorted thinking patterns (thoughts)
  • Problematic emotional response patterns (feelings)
  • Impulse control problems (behavior)
  • Significant interpersonal problems (behavior)

What axis is autism?

1)

Axis II

developmental disorders. 2) Autism is a severe developmental disorder characterized by abnormalities in communication, language, social functioning, and by having unusual interests and behaviors.

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