Psy 270 Week 8 Checkpoint Dsm-Iv

Axia College MaterialAppendix GThe DSM-IVThe DSM-IV is an important tool for clinicians. It provides a standard for diagnoses to be standardized across psychology; however, the DSM-IV is not as precise for diagnosing personality disorders as some psychologists would like. Give an example of each of the following problems identified in your readings and explain how these problems could negatively affect a diagnosis.Some criteria used for reaching a diagnosis cannot be observed directly.In this capacity, a therapist may not necessarily be able to see, firsthand, many symptoms of a disorder. Also, the severity of some of the symptoms may be viewed differently among therapists and the patient may actually be displaying them differently when surrounded by different people. For instance, a person may show various symptoms to his or her friends, but when placed in a different environment with a therapist, such symptoms may never be displayed and the therapist would have a skewed analysis of the issue(s) at hand. Oftentimes it is extremely difficult to observe the symptoms of a patient if s/he is out of his or her element and/or the trigger(s) are unable to be seen.Personality disorders can be similar to each other.There are