PSY100H1 Study Guide - Truancy, Sexual Dysfunction, Tantrum
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Focus is going to be on the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm), currently on the fifth edition. By the end of the 19th century medicine had excelled and improved as well as diagnostic procedures but there was great inconsistency in the classification of abnormal behavior. World health organization (who) tried releasing more systems on classification but did not provide crucial information unlike the dsm-ii released by the apa. Dsm-iv was adopted with a highly conservative approach to making changes in the diagnostic criteria-the reasons for changes in diagnose would be explicitly stated and clearly supported by data. Some take the issue that certain disorders seem to exist in reality but are not recognized in the dsm-5. A major objective was to initiate a renewed focus on the validity of diagnosis. Another objective was eliminate disparities between the dsm and the who"s international.
