▁a ▁" d etailed ▁description ▁of ▁emot ional ▁function ing " ▁which ▁are ▁understood ▁to ▁be ▁" the ▁capac ities ▁that ▁contribute ▁to ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁person ality ▁and ▁overall ▁level ▁of ▁psych ological ▁health ▁or ▁path ology ". ▁ ▁This ▁dimension ▁provides ▁a ▁" m icro scop ic " ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁mental ▁life ▁by ▁system atically ▁account ing ▁for ▁their ▁functional ▁capacity ▁to ▁ ▁Process ▁information ▁ ▁Self - reg ulate ▁ ▁Est ab lish ▁and ▁maintain ▁relationships ▁ ▁Exper ience , ▁organ ize , ▁and ▁express ▁feelings ▁and ▁emot ions ▁at ▁different ▁levels ▁ ▁Represent , ▁differenti ate , ▁and ▁integrate ▁experience ▁ ▁Util ize ▁appropriate ▁cop ing ▁strateg ies ▁and ▁defense ▁mechan isms ▁ ▁Acc ur ately ▁observe ▁ones elf ▁and ▁others ▁ ▁Form ▁internal ▁values ▁and ▁standards ▁ ▁Dim ension ▁III : ▁Man ifest ▁Sym pt oms ▁and ▁Conc ern s ▁▁ ▁The ▁third ▁dimension ▁starts ▁with ▁the ▁D SM - IV - TR ▁di agnostic ▁categories ; ▁moreover , ▁beyond ▁simply ▁listing ▁sympt oms , ▁the ▁P DM ▁" go es ▁on ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁affect ive ▁states , ▁cogn itive ▁processes , ▁som atic ▁experiences , ▁and ▁rel ational ▁patterns ▁most ▁often ▁associated ▁clin ically " ▁with ▁each ▁diagn osis . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁dimension , ▁" sym pt om ▁clusters " ▁are ▁" use ful ▁descript ors " ▁which ▁presents ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁" sym pt om ▁patterns ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁personal ▁experience ▁of ▁his