Main Entry: Post a brief analysis of what you have learned from this week’s readings and activities. Clearly identify each segment of the required response in order to facilitate discussion development.
a. What is the central role of the DSM? b. What are the benefits and challenges of the current diagnostic system in the mental health field? c. In what ways do you think our diagnostic system needs to adapt to meet the needs of current, critical issues?
2. Peer Responses: Post Constructive Peer Feedback. In addition to posting your main entry, respond to at least TWO (2) of your classmates’ entries. In 3 or more sentences, provide constructive feedback. What did you find interesting? Do you have additional thoughts? Share them. When providing your feedback present the logic behind it.
Learning Resources
Carlin, E. & Clegg, J. (2017). History of mental health diagnoses. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The sage encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 1660-1664). SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781483365817.n668 Kogan, C., Burns, S. & Reed, G. (2017). International classification of diseases. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The sage encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 1872-1875). SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781483365817.n752
Regier, D. A., Kuhl, E. A., & Kupfer, D. J. (2013). The DSM-5: Classification and criteria changes. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 12(2), 92–98. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20050 Segal, D., Marty, M. & Coolidge, F. (2017). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition (dsm-5). In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The sage encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 1093-1095). SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781483365817.n433 Speilman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J. & Lovett, M. D. (2020). 15.2 Diagnosing and classifying psychological disorders. Psychology 2e. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology/pages/15-2-diagnosing-and-classifying-psychological-disorders
