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Axis I Disorders-Cluster
Clinical Disorders and Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention
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Psychology
Graduate
10/28/2011

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Substance-Related Disorders 191
Definition
Taking a drug, medication or toxin to create harm or the side effects of a mediacation or toxic esposure. EX: Alcohol, Cocaine or Caffiene Abuse or depenecy.
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Dissociative Disorders 519
Definition
Disruption in functioning of consciousness, memory, identity or perception--reserved from life and social cirlces inhibiting daily functioning. EX: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Fatigue, Dissociative NOS
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Sleep Disorders 597
Definition
Seperated in 4 groups--Dyssomnias (amount, quality and timing of sleep) and Parasomnias (bx and Ψ during sleep); Sleep Disorder-Mental Disorder, Sleep Disorder-Medical Condtion 
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Eating Disorders 583
Definition
Severe disturbances in eating behavior. EX: Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa
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Adjustment Disorders 679
Definition
Response to stressor(s) that lead to the development of a clinically significant emotional/behavioral symptom(s). EX: w/ Depressed Mood, w/ Disturbance in Conduct.
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Mood Disorders 345
Definition
Disturbance in mood; divided into 3 parts--description of mood episodes (Manic Episode), Mood Disorders (Major Depressive Disorder), describing either mood episode or course of reccurrent episodes.
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Anxiety Disorders 429
Definition
Psychological disturbance coupled with emotion and mental strain that impedes daily functioning. EX: Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, simple Phobias
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Delirum, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders 135
Definition
Delirium: a disturbance in consciousness/cognition; Dementia: multiple cognitive deficits in memory; Amnestic: memory impairment without other cognitive impairments. EX: Substance-Induced Dementia, Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
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Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition 181
Definition
Disorders that arrise from preexisting medical conditions. EX: Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease
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Disorders Usually Diagnosed first in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence 39
Definition
For convenience only. EX: Stuttering , Learning Disorders, Rumination Disorder.
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Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders 297
Definition
Manifestation of psychotic symptoms (i.e. hallucinations, delusions). EX: Schizophrenia, Schizophrenia Paranoid Type, Delusional Disorder
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Somatoform Disorders 485
Definition
Presence of physical symptoms that is not fully explained by a medical condition which henders social, occupational, and other areas of functioning. EX: Pain Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Conversion Disorder.
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Factitious Disorders 513
Definition
Physical or psychological symptoms used to assume the sick "Wo is me" role. EX: w/ Predominately psychological or physical signs and symptoms.
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Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders 535
Definition
3 sections: Sexual Dysfunctions (Sexual Desire Disorders), Paraphilias (Fetishisms) and Gender Identity Disorders (strong cross-gender identification and discomfort with personal sex)
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Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention 731
Definition
All other conditions/problems needing clinical focus. EX: Psychological Factor affecting Medical Condition, Medication-Induced Movement D/Os
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Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified 663
Definition
Disorders of impulse (i.e. failure to resist) NOS. EX: Kleptomania, Pyromania
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