Diagnosing wiht the DSM

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Diagnosing wiht the DSM
The treatment of mental illness is to define a particular disorder. In 1952, the APA published DSM. This manual attempted to classify disorders based on a standardized set of symptoms. Over the years, the manual has been revised with the DSM-IV-TR (text revision, 2000) being the latest one. The purpose of a classification system like the DSM-IV-TR is to standardize the diagnostic criteria. The type of treatment and services then can be based, in a standardized fashion, on the diagnosis.
The purpose of this assignment is to examine a mental illness by reviewing the diagnostic criteria contained in DSM-IV-TR.
To get a better understanding of how the DSM-IV-TR lists mental disorders and how they are defined it is recommended to use this phrase in your search: BehaveNet Clinical Capsule. On that web site go to the DSM-IV-TR section and click on classification.
To get a better understanding of a mental disorder it is recommended that you use the National Institute of Mental Health’s web site. This government web site lists and explains in detail what you need to know regarding a particular mental disorder. Use the key words: National Institute of Mental Health. When in that site you can use their search engine to find a particular mental disorder.
Research a disorder by using the manual and answer the following questions in your essay:
Describe the disorder. What are the typical symptoms of the disorder?
What is the typical age of onset of the disorder?
Is the disorder more prevalent in men or in women?

What kind of resistance can be expected from each group?

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The case:
You have been asked by the State Corrections Office to implement a reform program in the local Juvenile Corrections Facility. The head of the facility is Louis Jackson, an African-American corrections officer who has risen in the ranks from being a prison guard, and through in-service training and a good work record has reached the position of warden. Mr. Jackson realizes that his facility needs help in reducing recidivism and violence inside the center, especially in recognizing the roots of the violence. He senses that the problem lies in the mental health of the staff and inmates, and perhaps in the way they relate to each other. Many members of his staff think that Mr. Jackson is taking a too soft approach and what is needed is stronger penalties and stricter enforcement of existing rules.
What kind of resistance can be expected from each group?
Is there a method of handling and managing the resistance?

Is there a method of handling and managing the resistance?

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The case:
You have been asked by the State Corrections Office to implement a reform program in the local Juvenile Corrections Facility. The head of the facility is Louis Jackson, an African-American corrections officer who has risen in the ranks from being a prison guard, and through in-service training and a good work record has reached the position of warden. Mr. Jackson realizes that his facility needs help in reducing recidivism and violence inside the center, especially in recognizing the roots of the violence. He senses that the problem lies in the mental health of the staff and inmates, and perhaps in the way they relate to each other. Many members of his staff think that Mr. Jackson is taking a too soft approach and what is needed is stronger penalties and stricter enforcement of existing rules.
What kind of resistance can be expected from each group?
Is there a method of handling and managing the resistance?

Based on your research, is there a common reason for the absences? If so, what? If no, why not? What are the possible causes for the illnesses?

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Your success at investigating the pattern of unusual student absences has led to your team being put in charge of the entire Health Department investigation. Your boss, the Director, has been working with school principals and parents and has sent you the following e-mail: http://science.education.nih.gov/Supplements/NIH6/inquiry/Activities/activity2/email_a2.htm You should also come up with some new specific, testable questions to ask. Use the text of the http://science.education.nih.gov/Supplements/NIH6/inquiry/Activities/activity2/interview-quotes.htm and the school calendars in the Director’s e-mail to come up with some new hypotheses about how and when the health problems might have arisen. Be sure to compare the calendars with each other as you investigate. Based on your research, is there a common reason for the absences? If so, what? If no, why not? What are the possible causes for the illnesses? How could students have been exposed to a disease-causing organism at the same time? If they were exposed at the same time, when were they most likely to have been exposed? Explain. Come up with six testable, specific questions you could ask that would help further your investigation. Come up with two testable, clear hypotheses about what you think is behind the absences. Be sure to base your hypotheses on the evidence you have obtained. In a short paragraph, explain why the following hypothesis is scientifically a poor one: “These students were absent because there is bad stuff in the stars happening with Mars in Aquarius.”