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I - Neurodevelopmental Disorders
1) Intellectual Disabilities 4) Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
2) Communication Disorders 5) Specific Learning Disorders
3) Autism Spectrum Disorders 6) Motor Disorder
Intellectual Disability
Intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) is characterized by deficits in general
mental abilities
The deficits result in impairments of adaptive functioning
o Conceptual
o Practical
o Social
Onset of intellectual and adaptive deficits during the developmental period.
Communication Disorders
Language disorder, speech sound disorder, social (pragmatic) communication disorder
characterized by deficits in the development and use of language, speech, and social
communication, respectively.
Childhood-onset fluency disorder (stuttering) characterized by disturbances of the normal
fluency and motor production of speech
ADHD
Defined by impairing levels of inattention, disorganization, and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity.
Inattention and disorganization entail inability to stay on task, seeming not to listen, and losing
materials, at levels that are inconsistent with age or developmental level.
Hyperactivity-impulsivity entails overactivity, fidgeting, inability to stay seated, intruding into
other people's activities, and inability to wait—symptoms that are excessive for age or
developmental level.
Motor Disorder
Developmental coordination disorder
o Deficits in the acquisition and execution of coordinated motor skills and is manifested by
clumsiness and slowness or inaccuracy of performance of motor skills that cause
interference with activities of daily living.
Stereotypic movement disorder
o Repetitive, seemingly driven, and apparently purposeless motor behaviors
Tic disorders
o A tic is a sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization
o Onset is before age 18 years.
o The disturbance is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another
medical condition
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o Tourette’s Disorder
Both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics have been present at some time
during the illness, although not necessarily concurrently.
o Persistent (Chronic) Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder
Single or multiple motor or vocal tics have been present during the illness, but
not both motor and vocal.
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Bipolar II
At least one episode of hypomania and one episode of major depression
Cyclothymic Disorder
Cyclothymic Disorder
At least two years (one year for children and adoloscents)
Numerous periods with hypomanic symptoms that do not meet criteria for a hypomanic episode
Numerous periods with depressive symptoms that do not meet criteria for a major depressive
episode.
V- Anxiety Disorders
1) Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) 5) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
2) Specific Phobia 6) Selective Mutism
3) Panic Disorder 7) Separation Anxiety Disorder
4) Agoraphobia
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Specific Phobia
Marked and disproportionate fear consistently triggered by specific objects or situations
The object or situation is avoided or else endured with intense anxiety
Symptoms persist for at least 6 months
The fear, anxiety, or avoidance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social,
occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
Not better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder
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The failure to speak is not attributable to a lack of knowledge of, or comfort with, the spoken
language required in the social situation
The disturbance is not better explained by a communication disorder (e.g., childhoodonset
fluency disorder) and does not occur exclusively during the course of autism spectrum disorder,
schizophrenia, or another psychotic disorder.
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VII - Trauma & Stressor Related Disorders
1) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
2) Acute Stress Disorder
3) Adjustment Disorders
4) Reactive Attachment Disorder
5) Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Absence or grossly underdeveloped attachment between the child and putative caregiving
adults.
A persistent social and emotional disturbance characterized
The child has experienced a pattern of extremes of insufficient care
The disturbance is evident before age 5 years.
The child has a developmental age of at least 9 months.
Disinhiblted Social Engagement Disorder
A pattern of behavior in which a child actively approaches and interacts with unfamiliar adults
The behaviors are not limited to impulsivity
The child has experienced a pattern of extremes of insufficient care
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence
Presence of intrusion symptoms (1)
Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumatic event/s (1)
Negative alterations in cognitions and mood associated with the traumatic event/s (2)
Marked alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with the traumatic event/s (2)
Duration is more than one month
Functional Impairment
Not attributable to physiological effects of substance or any medical condition
Acute Stress Disorder
Fairly similar to those of PTSD, but the duration is shorter.
Symptoms occur between 3 days and 1 month after a trauma.
Adjustment Disorder
The development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable
stressor(s) occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor(s).
These symptoms or behaviors are clinically significant, as evidenced by one or both of the
following:
Marked distress that is out of proportion to the severity or intensity of the stressor
Significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
The stress-related disturbance does not meet the criteria for another mental disorder and is
not merely an exacerbation of a preexisting mental disorder.
The symptoms do not represent normal bereavement.
Once the stressor or its consequences have terminated, the symptoms do not persist for more
than an additional 6 months.
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o the amnesia is associated with bewildered or apparently purposeful wandering
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
Presence of persistent and recurrent experiences of depersonalization and derealization
o Depersonalization: Experiences of detachment from one’s mental processes or body, as
though one is in a dream, or
o Derealization: Experiences of unreality of surroundings
Reality testing remains intact
Significant distress and functional impairment
Symptoms are not explained by substances, or by a medical condition
Not better explained by another dissociative disorder, another psychological disorder another
dissociative disorder, another psychological disorder, or by a medical condition
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Factitious disorder
People with this disorder fake or manufacture physical or psychological symptoms, but without
any apparent motive.
The person presents himself to others as ill or injured
Deceptive behavior is evident
Not better explained by another mental disorder
o Factitious Disorder Subtypes
Factitious disorder on self (Münchausen Syndrome)
the person presents himself or herself to others as ill, impaired, or injured
Factitious disorder imposed on another
The person fabricates symptoms in another person and then presents
that person to others as ill, impaired, or injured
NOTE: Factitious disorder is not the same as malingering. Because malingering is motivated by
external rewards or incentives, it is not considered a mental disorder within the DSM framework.
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Bulimia Nervosa
Recurrent episodes of binge eating
Recurrent compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain, for example, vomiting
The binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors both occur, on average, at least
once a week for 3 months.
Body shape and weight are extremely important for self-evaluation
The disturbance does not occur exclusively during episodes of anorexia nervosa.
Binge Eating Disorder
Recurrent binge eating episodes
Binge eating episodes include at least three of the following:
o eating more quickly than usual
o eating until over full
o eating large amounts even if not hungry
o eating alone due to embarrassment about large food quantity
o feeling bad (e.g., disgusted, guilty, or depressed) after the binge
o No compensatory behavior is present
Marked distress regarding binge eating is present.
The binge eating occurs, on average, at least once a week for 3 months.
The binge eating is not associated with the recurrent use of inappropriate compensatory
behavior as in bulimia and does not occur exclusively during the course of bulimia nervosa or
anorexia nervosa.
XI - Sexual Dysfunctions
1) Disorders Involving Sexual Interest, Desire, and Arousal
Female Sexual interest/arousal disorder
Male Hypoactive sexual desire disorder
Erectile disorder
2) Orgasmic Disorders
Female orgasmic disorder
Early ejaculation
Delayed Ejaculation Disorder
3) Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
Disorders Involving Sexual Interest, Desire, and Arousal
Female Sexual interest/arousal disorder
Diminished, absent, or reduced frequency of at least three of the following for 6 months
or more:
– Interest in sexual activity
– Erotic thoughts or fantasies
– Initiation of sexual activity and responsiveness to partner’s attempts to initiate
– Sexual excitement/pleasure during 75 percent of sexual encounters
– Sexual interest/arousal elicited by any internal or external erotic cues
– Genital or nongenital sensations during 75 percent of sexual encounters
Male Hypoactive sexual desire disorder
Persistently or recurrently deficient (or absent) sexual/erotic thoughts or fantasies and desire
for sexual activity. The judgment of deficiency is made by the clinician.
The symptoms in Criterion A have persisted for a minimum duration of approximately 6
months.
The symptoms in Criterion A cause clinically significant distress in the individual.
The sexual dysfunction is not better explained by a nonsexual mental disorder or as a
consequence of severe relationship distress or other significant stressors and is not
attributable to the effects of a substance/medication or another medical condition
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Erectile disorder
On at least 75 percent of sexual occasions for 6 months:
– Inability to attain an erection, or
– Inability to maintain an erection for completion of sexual activity, or
– Marked decrease in erectile rigidity interferes with penetration or pleasure
Orgasmic Disorders
Female orgasmic disorder
On at least 75 percent of sexual occasions for 6 months:
– Marked delay, infrequency, or absence of orgasm, or
– Markedly reduced intensity of orgasmic sensation
Early ejaculation
Tendency to ejaculate during partnered sexual activity within 1 minute of sexual activity on at
least 75 percent of sexual occasions for 6 months
Delayed Ejaculation Disorder
Marked delay, infrequency, or absence of orgasm on at least 75 percent of sexual occasions
for 6 months
Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder
Persistent or recurrent difficulties for at least 6 months with at least one of the following:
Inability to have vaginal/ penetration during intercourse
Marked vulvovaginal or pelvic pain during vaginal penetration or intercourse attempts
Marked fear or anxiety about pain or penetration
Marked tensing of the pelvic floor muscles during attempted vaginal penetration
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Fetishistic Disorder
• Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent and intense sexual arousal from either the use of
nonliving objects or a highly specific focus on nongenital body part(s), as manifested by
fantasies, urges, or behaviors.
• The fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in
social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
• The fetish objects are not limited to articles of clothing used in cross-dressing (as in
transvestic disorder) or devices specifically designed for the purpose of tactile genital stimulation
(e.g., vibrator).
Frotteuristic Disorder
Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent and intense sexual arousal from touching or
rubbing against a nonconsenting person, as manifested by fantasies, urges, or behaviors.
The individual has acted on these sexual urges with a nonconsenting person, or the sexual
urges or fantasies cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational,
or other important areas of functioning.
Transvestic Disorder
Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent and intense sexual arousal from crossdressing,
as manifested by fantasies, urges, or behaviors.
The fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in
social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning
Pedophilic Disorder
Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual
urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children
(generally age 13 years or younger).
The individual has acted on these sexual urges, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause marked
distress or interpersonal difficulty.
The individual is at least age 16 years and at least 5 years older than the child or children in
Criterion A.
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder
A pattern of angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, or vindictiveness lasting at least 6
months
The disturbance in behavior is associated with distress
The behaviors do not occur exclusively during the course of a psychotic, substance use, depressive, or
bipolar disorder. Also, the criteria are not met for disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Recurrent behavioral outbursts representing a failure to control aggressive impulses
The magnitude of aggressiveness expressed during the recurrent outbursts is grossly out of
proportion to the provocation
The recurrent aggressive outbursts are not premeditated and are not committed to achieve
some tangible objective
Conduct Disorder
A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-
appropriate societal norms or rules are violated, as manifested by the presence of the following
criteria in the past 12 months; 6 months duration
– Aggression to People and Animals
– Destruction of Property
– Deceitful ness or Theft
– Serious Violations of Rules
Functional impairment
If the individual is age 18 years or older, criteria are not met for antisocial personality disorder
Pyromania
Deliberate and purposeful fire setting on more than one occasion
Tension or affective arousal before the act
Fascination with, interest in, curiosity about, or attraction to fire and its situational contexts
Pleasure, gratification, or relief when setting fires or when witnessing or participating in their
aftermath.
Kleptomania
Recurrent failure to resist impulses to steal objects that are not needed for personal use or for
their monetary value.
Increasing sense of tension immediately before committing the theft.
Pleasure, gratification, or relief at the time of committing the theft.
The stealing is not committed to express anger or vengeance and is not in response to a delusion
or a hallucination.
The stealing is not better explained by conduct disorder, a manic episode, or antisocial
personality disorder
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XV - Personality Disorders
Cluster A. Odd/Eccentric
1) Paranoid
2) Schizoid
3) Schizotypal
Cluster B. Dramatic/Erratic
1) Antisocial
2) Borderline
3) Histrionic
4) Narcissistic
Cluster C. Fearful/Anxious
1) Avoidant
2) Dependent
3) Obsessive-Compulsive
Cluster A (odd/eccentric)
Paranoid
Presence of four or more of the following signs of distrust and suspiciousness, beginning by
early adulthood and shown in many contexts:
– Unjustified suspiciousness of being harmed, deceived, or exploited
– Unwarranted doubts about the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates
– Reluctance to confide in others because of suspiciousness
– The tendency to read hidden meanings into the benign actions of others
– Bears grudges for perceived wrongs
– Angry reactions to perceived attacks on character or reputation
– Unwarranted suspiciousness of the fidelity of partner
Schizoid
Presence of four or more of the following signs of interpersonal detachment and restricted
emotion are present from early adulthood across many contexts:
– Lack of desire for or enjoyment of close relationships
– Almost always prefers solitude to companionship
– Little interest in sex
– Few or no pleasurable activities
– Lack of friends
– Indifference to praise or criticism
– Flat affect, emotional detachment
Schizotypal
Presence of five or more of the following in many contexts beginning in early adulthood:
– Ideas of reference
– Odd beliefs or magical thinking, e.g., belief in extrasensory perception
– Unusual perceptions, e.g., distorted feelings about one’s body
– Odd patterns of thought and speech
– Suspiciousness or paranoia
– Inappropriate or restricted affect
– Odd or eccentric behavior or appearance
– Lack of close friends
– Anxiety around other people, which does not diminish with familiarity
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Cluster B (dramatic/erratic)
Antisocial
Age at least 18
Evidence of conduct disorder before age 15
Pervasive pattern of disregard for the rights of others since the age of 15 as shown by at least
three of the following:
– Repeated lawbreaking
– Deceitfulness, lying
– Impulsivity
– Irritability and aggressiveness
– Reckless disregard for own safety and that of others
– Irresponsibility as seen in unreliable employment or financial history
– Lack of remorse
Borderline
Presence of five or more of the following in many contexts beginning by early adulthood:
– Frantic efforts to avoid abandonment
– Unstable interpersonal relationships in which others are either idealized or devalued
– Unstable sense of self
– Self-damaging, impulsive behaviors in at least two areas, such as spending, sex,
substance abuse, reckless driving, and binge eating
– Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or self-injurious behavior (e.g., cutting self)
– Marked mood reactivity
– Chronic feelings of emptiness
– Recurrent bouts of intense or poorly controlled anger
– During stress, a tendency to experience transient paranoid thoughts an dissociative
symptoms
Histrionic
Presence of five or more of the following signs of excessive emotionality and attention
seeking shown in many contexts by early adulthood:
– Strong need to be the center of attention
– Inappropriate sexually seductive behavior
– Rapidly shifting expression of emotions
– Use of physical appearance to draw attention to self
– Speech that is excessively impressionistic and lacking in detail
– Exaggerated, theatrical emotional expression
– Overly suggestible
– Misreads relationships as more intimate than they are
Narcissistic
Presence of five or more of the following shown by early adulthood in many contexts:
– Grandiose view of one’s importance
– Preoccupation with one’s success, brilliance, beauty
– Belief that one is special and can be understood only by other high-status people
– Extreme need for admiration
– Strong sense of entitlement
– Tendency to exploit others
– Lack of empathy
– Envious of others
– Arrogant behavior or attitudes
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Cluster C (anxious/fearful)
Avoidant
A pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to criticism as
shown by four or more of the following starting by early adulthood in many contexts:
– Avoidance of occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact,
because of fears of criticism or disapproval
– Unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked
– Restrained in intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed
– Preoccupation with being criticized or rejected
– Inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy
– Views self as socially inept or inferior
– Unusually reluctant to try new activities because they may prove embarrassing
Dependent
An excessive need to be taken care of, as shown by the presence of at least five of the following
beginning by early adulthood and shown in many contexts:
– Difficulty making decisions without excessive advice and reassurance from others
– Need for others to take responsibility for most major areas of life
– Difficulty disagreeing with others for fear of losing their support
– Difficulty doing things on own or starting projects because of lack of self-confidence
– Doing unpleasant things as a way to obtain the approval and
– support of others
– Feelings of helplessness when alone because of fears of being unable to care for self
– Urgently seeking new relationship when one ends
– Preoccupation with fears of having to take care of self
Obsessive-compulsive
Intense need for order, perfection, and control, as shown by the presence of at least four of the
following beginning by early adulthood and evidenced in many contexts:
– Preoccupation with rules, details, and organization to the extent that the point of an
activity is lost
– Extreme perfectionism interferes with task completion
– Excessive devotion to work to the exclusion of leisure an friendships
– Inflexibility about morals and values
– Difficulty discarding worthless items
– Reluctance to delegate unless others conform to one’s standards
– Miserliness
– Rigidity and stubbornness
Reference:
American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. (5 th ed.).
Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
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