Barack Hussein Obama- He wrote his memoirs & made a show,"A Day in the life of the Obamas"? Does he have NPD?
Q. Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the diagnostic classification system used in the United States, as "a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy." [1] The narcissist is described as turning inward for gratification rather than depending on others, and as being excessively preoccupied with issues of personal adequacy, power, and prestige.[2] Narcissistic personality disorder is closely linked to self-centeredness. It is also colloquially referred to as "the god complex". "The god complex" is this why people think he is the next Messiah? I'm fine with him a the 44th president… [cont.]
Asked by - Tue Jun 2 08:37:36 2009 - Media & Journalism - 3 Answers - Comments

A. How many memoirs did John Mc Cain III (the 2008 candidate for the presidency) write? Does NBC have a reduced-attention-deficit problem (they after all were the producer for the white house specials you complain about)? Can you switch off your TV?
Answered by teejayniles - Thu Jun 4 09:43:16 2009

How do you properly cite the DSM-IV-TR in APA format?
Q. This is what I have: American Psychiatric Association (Ed.). (2000). Attention-deficit and disruptive behavior disorders. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed., pp. 85-93). Arlington: Author. But where should I put the "Text Revision" part? I asked a "pro" online and got: "It looks to me as if "Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)" may be part of the title or a subtitle, something that you can determine from the title page which I can't see. " I don't have the book on me (reference book, so working with photocopies). I don't think I've ever really cited the DSM properly, so looking at my old papers isn't helping. Are you guys positive it's Washington? For some reason I thought it was… [cont.]
Asked by CommaGirl - Sun Jun 15 23:51:37 2008 - Homework Help - 1 Answers - 2 Comments

A. American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV-TR. Washington, DC: Author. So (according to the info you provided) it should probably look like this: American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Attention-deficit and disruptive behavior disorders. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV-TR (4th ed., pp 85-93). Arlington: Author.
Answered by Me88 - Mon Jun 16 00:00:56 2008

is there a site that lets me view the entire Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?
Q. or just personality disorders?
Asked by - Sun Apr 26 13:29:45 2009 - Psychology - 2 Answers - Comments

A. The codes... There is no on-line site that will allow you to read the DSM IV for free...you can find some that give you the codes, or excerpts only (psychologist)
Answered by bluegoat114 - Wed Apr 29 16:55:06 2009

What do Psychiatrists think of the DSM? (Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders)?
Q. Hi i'm a med student currently doing my general Psychiatry course. I have heard some people say that it's terrible, some say that it's excellent. What do actual psychiatrists think of it?
Asked by - Sun Dec 13 05:48:02 2009 - Mental Health - 4 Answers - Comments

A. My doctor, who is board certified in internal medicine and psychopharmacology, stresses to me that the lists of symptoms are just characteristics and not facts. In addition to being more psychologically scientific, his view is more respectful than most. Next to general practitioners, psychiatrists make less that all other specialists. I wish this urban myth would go away and that people would quit using it to hate psychiatrists and avoid them.
Answered by - Sun Dec 13 21:54:35 2009

Is religion a Delusional Disorder ?
Q. Why religion has been removed from the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" ?
Asked by Ajeesh Kumar - Fri Dec 15 07:35:42 2006 - Mental Health - 11 Answers - Comments

A. Yes. How can we all base our lifes on something that we dont know even happened. How do we know that all the religious books arent just fiction. Has anyone ever met "god". If not then how do you know he exists. People base their lives on religion beause the world will view them as "good people" if they do this. Well i cant beleive something until i see it!
Answered by Scarlet - Fri Dec 15 07:43:57 2006

Why Pedophilia is a mental illness, but Homosexuality is not a mental illness?
Q. The term pedophilia is a sexual preference of an adult for children. It appears that, other than the consent issue imvolving a child, both mental aspects of pedophilia and homosexuality are the same. Homosexuality is no longer regarded as a mental illness by most of the scientific community. In 1973 the American Psychiatric Association (APA) removed homosexuality as a disorder from the Sexual Deviancy section of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM-II.The World Health Organization's ICD-9 (1977) listed homosexuality as a mental illness, and in 1990, a resolution was adopted to remove it in the ICD-10 (1993).
Asked by - Sun Jul 6 10:12:45 2008 - Mental Health - 6 Answers - Comments

A. excellent question. pedophils cant help themselves. no matter what they do to try and stop their behavior, they cant. their is no medication they can take. counseling doesnt work either. homosexuality on the other hand, although not a choice, still has the ability to control their sexual needs and desires. they seek out partners who share in their lifestyles. rarely do you hear about a serial rapist being homosexual unless he's raping children. homosexuals abide by the laws of society. philfiles are incapable of doing the same. oddly, although pedophilia is a mental illness and incurable, its the one mental illness that is not only unacceptable by society, it is an illness that is never forgiven. and rightly so. however, dont mistakenly… [cont.]
Answered by waitin4someday - Sun Jul 6 10:47:05 2008

In a (hypothetical) atheist country, would belief in God be diagnosed as delusional disorder?
Q. In American Psychiatric Association's book of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a delusion is defined as... "A false belief based on incorrect inference about external reality that is firmly sustained despite what almost everybody else believes and despite what constitutes incontrovertible and obvious proof or evidence to the contrary. The belief is not one ordinarily accepted by other members of the person's culture or subculture." Since it would not be ordinarily accepted in the country's culture, would belief in God be diagnosed as delusional disorder?
Asked by - Fri May 1 04:37:02 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 17 Answers - Comments

A. As a psychology student who has also taken a course in the philosophy of psychology, we have spent a bit of time looking at these kinds of questions. As a psychologist and hence a health practitioner, the first law is that you must never cause your patient harm. Generally people have mental disorders as a result of basing their behaviour on irrational thoughts and beliefs, which are defined as anything which can not be tested through the scientific method, and religion can be considered an example of this. Whether this is a good thing or not is debatable but our society is obsessed with science and that's where it stands right now. However, religion is generally viewed as an exception, because so long as it's not causing the patient any… [cont.]
Answered by jacqui238 - Fri May 1 04:53:29 2009

Are nonconformity and freethinking now classified as a mental illness?
Q. Is nonconformity and freethinking a mental illness? According to the newest addition of the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), it certainly is. The manual identifies a new mental illness called oppositional defiant disorder or ODD. Defined as an ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile and defiant behavior, symptoms include questioning authority, negativity, defiance, argumentativeness, and being easily annoyed. Be a good citizen and conform, or else we'll lobotomize you, got it?!
Asked by sound_of_the_silenced3 - Fri Oct 15 10:27:39 2010 - Politics - 15 Answers - Comments

primary purpose of DSM and why is this purpuse important in the fieldof psychology?
Q. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM
Asked by this girl - Tue Oct 21 20:17:59 2008 - Psychology - 1 Answers - Comments

A. First of all, the DSM exists because people seem naturally to want to label things. (In Austria in 1900, the purpose of the hospitals was to name the disease, not to treat it! People saw going to hospital as a death sentence...less than 50% of the people who went in came out alive, and then only by accident!) The DSM provides descriptions of each disorder and their level of severity (so to speak) and other Information about them. The DSM also is the official handbook of all the psychological disorders recognized by the APA, including the codes that are used when submitting for insurance reimbursement. -- Dr. Bob
Answered by Dr. Bob - Tue Oct 21 20:39:07 2008

Discuss the multiaxial structure of the DSM-IV (diagnostic n statistical manual of mental disorder).?
Q. if any one is familiar with Developmental Psychology and knows the structures of multiaxial: Axis I, Axis II, Axis III, Axis IV, & Axis V, can you provide me with some input??
Asked by ojpepsi13 - Tue Dec 5 16:48:12 2006 - Psychology - 1 Answers - Comments

A. Axis I: Clinical Disorders, most V-Codes, and conditions that need Clinical attention. Diagnosis Flow Charts. This is basically where your real disorders find themselves, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar, etc. Axis II: Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation. personality disorders such as narcissm, MR, and other learning disabilities Axis III: General Medical Conditions. what else, if anything, is medically wrong Axis IV: Psychosocial and Environmental Problems. stressors, such as work related, divorce, etc Axis V: Global Assessment of Functioning Scale. a number between 1-100 saying how the person is doing at this time.
Answered by dancingfool229 - Tue Dec 5 17:05:40 2006

Can anyone summarise the ongoing controversies with the DSM-V?
Q. the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Thanks.
Asked by Porphyria's Lover - Wed Jan 6 09:53:17 2010 - Psychology - 1 Answers - Comments

A. Yep, BULL! I have counseled and studied mental health issues and even undergone some psychoanalysis and as of now entertaining a third year of college for a bachelor degree in "the world of psyche." Here on my desk is a copy of the 4th edition DSM-IV and Ive probably used this almost once in five years. Each year a new type of psychopathology somehow gets into the mental health jargon and most of the time it is only a fragmented departure of another condition whom lost its luster in popularity. As for a summary well look elsewhere and note we don't need a magnifying glass to see the print.
Answered by wiu_stu - Wed Jan 6 10:08:51 2010

Is there a formal mental disorder wherein someone cannot say "no" to any type of invitation?
Q. As stated, in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or otherwise, is there a formal illness, in which the sick persons cannot refuse requests, or at least have an especially hard time doing so?
Asked by Stephon M - Mon Sep 6 13:52:59 2010 - Psychology - 2 Answers - Comments

A. Ecstasy does that.
Answered by - Mon Sep 6 14:07:37 2010

Anyone surprised, first gay is normal, now pedophiles?
Q. If a small group of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals have their way at a conference this week, pedophiles themselves could play a role in removing pedophilia from the American Psychiatric Association s bible of mental illnesses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), set to undergo a significant revision by 2013. Critics warn that their success could lead to the decriminalization of pedophilia. The August 17 Baltimore conference is sponsored by B4U-ACT, a group of pro-pedophile mental health professionals and sympathetic activists.
Asked by - Mon Aug 15 13:21:08 2011 - Civic Participation - 7 Answers - Comments

A. I knew this was going to happen the instant people started to demand homosexuality be sanctified by the word marriage. That is why it is termed a slippery slope. What perversion will seek mainstream approval next?
Answered by nooyawker - Mon Aug 15 13:32:35 2011

In the movie "Fargo"; what diagnosis do you think the Japanese guy had?
Q. This is quiz. In the movie Fargo, a female police officer is trying to solve some crimes involving murder and kidnapping in her small town. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the main plot, but there's an interesting subplot where the police officer agrees to meet with a former class mate to talk about old times. He is of Japanese descent, which is only significant because he is the only Asian character in the movie. He tells her a story about how he was married to a girl they went to school with, and she died. He cries and the police officer tries to comfort him. Later, the police officer finds out it's all a made up story. The girl is still alive and she was never married to the Japanese guy. No one knows why he made it up. I… [cont.]
Asked by majnun99 - Sun Jul 22 16:51:29 2007 - Mental Health - 1 Answers - Comments

A. I love this movie and remember the scene well. I was kind of thinking he might have Histrionic Personality Disorder but I don't know if that's what you're thinking. In HPD a person can be flirtatious, charming and very open. But when they don't get the attention they strongly crave they will resort to making up stories and possibly making a scene. People with HPD often have excessive public displays of emotion and end up embarrassing family and friends. I was also thinking of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome which can happen with people who are severe alcoholics but typically people with this syndrome will appear sickly and don't typically make up stories to draw attention but rather because of memory loss.
Answered by mountaingirl - Sun Jul 22 19:09:29 2007

would changing the name of PTSD get more soldiers into therapy?
Q. The president of the American Psychiatric Association says he is "very open" to a request from the Army to come up with an alternative name for post-traumatic stress disorder so that troops returning from combat will feel less stigmatized and more encouraged to seek treatment. Dr. John Oldham, who serves as senior vice president and chief of staff at the Houston-based Menninger Clinic, said he is looking into the possibility of updating the association's diagnostic manual with a new subcategory for PTSD. The subcategory could be "combat post-traumatic stress injury," or a similar term, he said. "It would link it clearly to the impact and the injury of the combat situation and the deployment experience, rather than… [cont.]
Asked by - Sat Jan 28 02:55:06 2012 - Military - 5 Answers - Comments

A. Biting the PTSD bullet. A rose by any other name (condition, problem, syndrome) is still Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a diagnosis Gen. Peter Chiarelli, objects to. But the military's problem is a hangover from moral and fear-laden attitudes about mental illness in general in Army it's a weakness. Attitudes are hard to change, but giving soldiers a confidential way of getting help (no names, no files, no clinics) is key, as mentioned. But the General, as vice chief of staff, can take a quicker, simpler and more direct step in changing attitudes. The Army stigmatizes troops and discourages their getting help when PTSD is spelled out specifically in Army regulation as a condition that bars them from being awarded the Purple Heart medal.… [cont.]
Answered by Frank M - Sat Jan 28 16:05:43 2012

What do these real life disorders make you think about psychology?
Q. Sibling Rivalry Disorder Sibling Rivalry Disorder may occur in families where there is conflict between brothers and sisters which is so severe that it leads to marital problems, creates a real danger of physical harm to one or more family members, is damaging to the self-esteem or psychological well-being of one or more family members and requires the intervention of psychologist, psychiatrist, or other mental health professional. The main symptoms of this disorders are: Some degree of emotional disturbance usually following the birth of an immediately younger sibling is shown by a majority of young children. A sibling rivalry disorder should be diagnosed only if the degree or persistence of the disturbance is both statistically unusual… [cont.]
Asked by - Tue Aug 3 15:11:52 2010 - Psychology - 1 Answers - Comments

A. You are overlooking the portion of the diagnoses that state, for example: "A sibling rivalry disorder should be diagnosed only if the degree or persistence of the disturbance is both statistically unusual and associated with abnormalities of social interaction." It is when these behaviors go "beyond normal" that they can be classified as disorders.
Answered by jurydoc - Tue Aug 3 15:36:46 2010

Where does Stockholm syndrome stand on the DSM-IV chart?
Q. DSM(Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders) I can not find where it stands.
Asked by Frying pan! - Tue May 6 17:09:18 2008 - Psychology - 1 Answers - Comments

A. I'm not a psychologist (not even an amateur one), but I don't believe that Stockholm Syndrome is included in the DSM-IV-TR. I think the closest thing is treating it as a form of traumatic bonding, which I believe is under Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Answered by kuiper - Tue May 6 17:59:41 2008

DSM or PDM for Mental Disorders?
Q. I've been debating over which book i should buy, The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or The Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual. The DSM seems more informative. which one would be best for my study of mental disorders.
Asked by Dante - Sun Nov 25 21:37:49 2007 - Psychology - 1 Answers - Comments

A. DSM because it is more widely used. PDM contains psychoanalytic analysis of disorders that are no longer used by the psychological community.
Answered by Fortis cadere cedere non potest - Sun Nov 25 22:42:28 2007

Did disruptive behaviour disorders cause problems for Collins project ?
Q. Disruptive Behaviour Disorder is an expression used to describe a set of externalising negativistic behaviours that co-occur during childhood; and which are referred to collectively in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) as: "Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behaviour Disorders". There are three subgroups of externalising behaviours: Oppositional Defiant disorder (ODD) Conduct Disorder (CD) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Asked by Easter Bunny 72 - Tue Jun 23 18:12:39 2009 - Philosophy - 1 Answers - Comments

A. Hello, Certainly. Thank you fro your question.
Answered by - Thu Jun 25 20:43:48 2009

Is every person diagnosable in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?
Q.
Asked by sean_corts - Fri Aug 27 17:25:37 2010 - Mental Health - 5 Answers - Comments

A. to the unscrupulous, yes. I have seen this whole system greatly used to harm people, especially in the area of forensic psychiatry with regard to law suits. I have seen people trashed by doctors on a whim, just because they didnt like them. It can and is missused a lot. It is not suppose to be. There were studies done that showed a 'healthy ' person asked to be diagnosed by a group of doctors or therapists, they always found something 'wrong' with them, even though they were healthy. One has to be very careful on who one picks for 'help' . This is an ongoing debate , the doctors and therapists are usually the only ones claiming to be healthy. There are claims up to 50 percent of any population. That is extreme big pharma abuse, in my… [cont.]
Answered by D.D. - Fri Aug 27 20:16:24 2010