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Read the Case Example below and write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that addresses
the following questions:
Explain which of these six elements is incorporated into the DSM-IV definition
of mental disorders. Would Jim have a mental disorder according to the DSM-IV
definition? Why or why not? Explain.
Analyze the pros and cons of having a classification system such as the DSMIV.
Format according to APA standards.
What is psychopathology? How has the field of psychopathology evolved over the
past 100 years? Which milestone in the past 100 years is the most significant in the
field of psychopathology? Why? Please respond in 200 words or more.
What is the DSM IV-TR? How does it guide the diagnosis of abnormal behavior? Do
you think it is 100% reliable? Why or why not? Please respond in 200 words or more.
How would you define stress and adjustment disorders? What is an example of a
stress and adjustment disorder? Is it possible to cure this disorder? If so, how? If not,
why not? Please respond in 200 words or more.
What are the two major coping responses? What are the similarities and differences
between these responses? What are the consequences of failing to cope? Please
respond in 200 words or more.
Resources: The Critical Issue Analysis template located on the student website and
the Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Abnormal Psychology text
Analyze Issue 3: Is Psychological Debriefing a Harmful Intervention for Survivors of
Trauma? located in the Taking Sides text. As a part of your analysis, evaluate
contemporary research associated with the critical issue.
What are the risk factors of suicide? What are some common interventions with which
everyone should be familiar? Please respond in 200 words or more.
Select one of the following critical Issue located in the Taking Sides text:
Access Faces Interactive, located on the student website. Once you have entered
Faces Interactive, select the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Case Study.
Use the Case Report template located on the student website to evaluate the posttraumatic stress disorder case.
Select one of the following critical Issue located in the Taking Sides text:
Issue 2: Should Individuals with Anorexia Nervosa Have the Right to Refuse
Life-Sustaining Treatment?
Issue 7: Should Abstinence Be the Goal for Treating People with Alcohol
Problems?
Analyze your selected critical issue by using the Critical Issue Analysis template
Access Faces Interactive, located on the student website. Once you have entered
Faces Interactive, select the Major Depression Case Study.
Use the Case Report template located on the student website to evaluate the major
depression case.
How would you define schizophrenia? Is it possible to manage and effectively treat
this disorder? If so, how? If not, why not? Please respond in 200 words or more.
What is the role of trauma in creating dissociative disorders? Please respond in 200
words or more.
Select one of the following critical Issue located in the Taking Sides text:
Issue 9: Are Antipsychotic Medications the Treatment of Choice for People with
Psychosis?
Access Faces Interactive, located on the student website. Once you have entered
Faces Interactive select the Borderline Personality Case.
Use the Case Report template located on the student website to evaluate the
borderline personality case.
Select one of the following critical Issue located in the Taking Sides text:
Access Faces Interactive, located on the student website. Once you have entered
Faces Interactive, select the Attention Deficit Disorder Case Study.
Use the Case Report template located on the student website to evaluate the
attention deficit disorder case.
Access Faces Interactive, located on the student website. Once you have entered
Faces Interactive, select the Paranoid Schizophrenia Case Study.
Use the Case Report template located on the student website to evaluate the
paranoid schizophrenia case.