Anxiety, Mood, and Somatoforms

PSY 410 Anxiety, Mood, Somatoform Disorders

PSY 410

Anxiety, Mood, Somatoform Disorders

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a reference book compiled by different experts to include psychiatrist, psychologists, and nurses. The DSM was created to provide a helpful guide to clinical practices and to serve as an educational tool for teaching psychopathology. The DSM classifies mental disorders in five areas called Axis's. The areas of the DSM that will be discussed in more detail are anxiety, mood disorders, and dissociative or somatoform disorders. It will be interesting to compare the biological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components of each disorder.

Anxiety

Anxiety is usually defined as an unpleasant emotion with a sense...