Abnormal

Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis

100

This type of interview gathers information about the presenting problem, history of the problem, and social history.

Clinical Interview

200

Type of test where a client projects aspects of their personality onto neutral stimuli

Projective Tests

300

Appearance and behavior, thought processes, mood and affect, intellectual functioning, and sensorium are the five features of this exam.

Mental Status Exam

400

A form of testing where a therapist asks a person in therapy to freely share thoughts, words, and anything else that comes to mind.

Free Association

500

Hypochondrias, depression, hysteria, psychopathic deviation, masculinity/femininity, paranoia, schizophrenia, hypomania, and social introversion are clinical scales of this test.

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

Personality Disorders

100

Categorized by a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, exaggerated sense of self-importance and entitlement, lack of empathy, and need for attention and admiration.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

200

Personality disorders are split into these clusters. 

Cluster A, Cluster B, Cluster C

300

Categorized by a fear of rejection, social inhibition, and hypersensitivity

Avoidant Personality Disorder

400

This disorders often accompanies criminality and as of yet has no effective treatments

Antisocial Personality Disorder

500

Categorized by extreme introversion, sensitivity, eccentricity, isolation, pervasive social and interpersonal deficits, and oddities and eccentricities in communication and behavior.

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Substance Abuse

100

Unpleasant physical and/or psychological symptoms when a drug is removed

Withdrawal 

200

sedatives and sleeping pills used to calm patients and induce sleep

Barbiturates 

300

Cirrhosis of the liver, stomach pains, malnutrition, and brain damage can occur with high repeated use of this drug.

Alcohol

400

Nicotine and caffeine are considered as this type of drug.

Stimulant

500

Excessive dosage of this stimulant can lead to heightened blood pressure, enlarged pupils, unclear or rapid speech, profuse sweating, tremors, excitability, loss of appetite, and confusion.

Amphetamines

Sexual Variants, Abuse, & Dysfunctions

100

This former disorder was removed from the DSM-II in 1973

Homosexuality

200

Recurrent fantasies, urges, behaviors involving use of inanimate object or specific body part for sexual gratification

Fetishism

300

Recurrent fantasies, urges, and behaviors involving watching people undressing, or engaged in sexual activity

Voyeurism 

400

Recurrent fantasies, urges, behaviors involving inflicting psychological or physical pain

Sadism

500

The act of rubbing one's genitals or pelvis against the body of non-consenting person for sexual gratification

Frotteurism

Neurocognitive Disorders

100

This disorder is progressive and fatal that causes a gradual and slow mental deterioration, multiple cognitive deficits, and impaired memory of recent events.

Alzheimer's Disease

200

Smoking and drinking coffee may provide some protection against the development of this disorder

Parkinson's Disease

300

This occurs when there is damage to the brain from an outside force such as a car accident, concussion, or assault.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

400

This disorder impairs information-processing, can cause hallucinations and/or delusions, sleep disturbances, confusion, cognitive dysfunction. It can be caused from head injury, infections, drug intoxication, drug withdrawal, drug toxicity, and certain surgeries.

Delirium

500

This is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder that usually presents with tremors, stiff muscles, delusions, and amnesia.

Parkinson's Disease