1. An Introduction To The Competency Based Assessment Model. Introduction. The Multiaxial System. The Competency Based Assessment Model. The Biopsychosocial Framework. The Ecological Perspective. Systems Theory. Understanding the Client. Summary. 2. Cognitive Disorders: Delirium And Dementia. Introduction. Delirium. Prevailing Pattern. The Case of Salvador Cullotto. Assessment Summary. Dementia. The Case of Zelda "Jean" Pfohl. Assessment Summary. Amnestic Disorder (Amnesia). Summary. 3. Schizophrenia And Other Psychotic Disorders. Introduction. Understanding Schizophrenia. Cultural Considerations. Prevailing Pattern. Understanding Positive and Negative Symptoms. Differential Assessment. Familial and Biological/Genetic Considerations. The Role of Dopamine. Suicide & Substance Abuse. Schizophrenia: The Five Subtypes Paranoid Type: Schizophrenia. The Case of Rudy Rosen. Assessment Summary. Catatonic Type: Schizophrenia. The Case of Joey Esterson. Assessment Summary. Disorganized Type: Schizophrenia. The Case of Sarah MacDonald. Assessment Summary. Undifferentiated Type: Schizophrenia. The Case of Shayla Patterson. Assessment Summary. Residual Type: Schizophrenia. Understanding Other Psychotic Disorders. Schizophreniform Disorder. The Case of Claudia Benjamin. Assessment Summary. Schizoaffective Disorder. Differential Assessment. The Case of Sydney Sutherland. Assessment Summary. Brief Psychotic Disorder. Delusional Disorder. Shared Psychotic Disorder or Folie a Deux. Summary. 4. Mood Disorders. Introduction. The Major Depressive Disorders. Prevailing Pattern. Complications Associated With Major Depression. The Case of Anita Richards. Assessment Summary. The Case of Alice Jackson. Assessment Summary. Bipolar Disorder. Prevailing Pattern. Variations of Bipolar Disorder. The Case of Carol Bishop. Assessment Summary. The Minor Mood Disorders. Dysthymia. Prevailing Pattern. The Case of Mario Delucca. Assessment Summary. Cyclothymia. Prevailing Pattern. The Case of Othello Prince. Assessment Summary. Summary. 5. Anxiety Disorders. Introduction. Understanding Agoraphobia. Prevailing Pattern. The Case of Matilda Suarez. Assessment Summary. The Case of Jada Wu. Assessment Summary. Understanding Specific Phobia. Animal Type Phobia. Natural Environment Type. Blood-injection/Injury Type. Situational Type. Social Phobia. Prevailing Pattern. The Case of Herb Wilks. Assessment Summary. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Prevailing Pattern. The Case of Maddy Yarborough. Assessment Summary. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Prevailing Pattern. The Case of Buddy Jackson. Assessment Summary. Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Prevailing Pattern. The Case of Barbara "Barbie" Chapman. Assessment Summary. Summary. 6. Somatoform, Factitious, And Malingering Disorders. Introduction. The Essential Features of Somatoform Disorders. The Somatization Disorder. Prevailing Pattern. The Case of Helene Martin. Assessment Summary. Conversion Disorder. Prevailing Pattern. Differential Assessment. The Case of Jenny Webber. Assessment Summary. Understanding Pain Disorder. Prevailing Pattern. The Case of Aleta Austin. Assessment Summary. Understanding Hypochondrasis. Prevailing Pattern. The Case of Carl Beacher. Assessment Summary. Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Prevailing Pattern. Differential Assessment. The Case of Barry Roger. Assessment Summary. Understanding Other Somatoform Disorders. Understanding Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorders. Understanding Somatoform Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Related Disorders: Fictitious and Malingering. Understanding Malingering Disorder. The Case of Brad Jones. Assessment Summary. Understanding Factitious Disorder. The Case of Nan Finkelhorn. Summary. 7. Dissociative Disorders. Introduction. Cultural Perspectives and Dissociation. Dissociative Identity Disorder. Prevailing Pattern. Differential Assessment. The Case of Emily Samuels. Assessment Summary. Dissociative Amnesia Disorder. Prevailing Pattern. Differential Assessme