Personality disorders are chronic and persistent behavioral and emotional disturbances that are often difficult to treat. Some professionals argue that these disorders are not mental disorders at all, but personality styles—that these individuals are just odd or unusual. Review your text book and a minimum of two peer reviewed references and develop an argument for or against the inclusion of personality disorders as a diagnostic category in the next version of the DSM. Be sure to support your position with relevant research on the causation, diagnosis, and treatment of personality disorders.

Develop your position into a 2-3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources and include a cover page and reference page. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.

Biological causal factors of anorexia nervosa include genetic predisposition, serotonin regulation, and physiologic weight set points. Given the prevalence of this disorder, it seems unlikely that biological causes alone could account for it. Research eating disorders using your textbook and the Argosy University online library resources. Based on your research, respond to the following:

Comment on the relative strengths of biological causes compared to sociological or individual causes. Consider the types of anorexia nervosa in your argument. Explain any treatment strategies that would support your argument. Does obesity share anything in common with anorexia nervosa? Consider obesity causal factors and whether obesity is truly a mental disorder. Write your initial response in 3–4 paragraphs. If you refer to research information, cite sources applying APA standards.

By Sunday, May 18, 2014, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Wednesday, May 21, 2014, review and comment on at least two peers’

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Abnormal Psychology Take Home Final
Please answer 10 out of the following 15 questions. Each question is worth 10 points; partial credit will be given. While there is no length requirement, please be sure to answer each question adequately by referring to specifics from the lectures, readings, videos, and other course material. While it is important to cite and quote using APA style, you do not need to provide a reference page. Absolutely no outside sources (e.g., internet sites, other books, etc.) may be used to write this paper. If there is evidence of plagiarism or cheating, you will receive a zero for the assignment and likely fail the course. Be sure to submit this assignment in the Drop Box. No late papers will be accepted. ( text book adnormal
Psychology by ( David H . Barlow V Mark Durand )
1. Do you agree with Peter Earley when he refers to deinstitutionalization as an “unplanned social disaster?” Why or why not?
2. Explain the biological, cognitive, and behavioral etiology of social phobia?
3. Do you believe that the DSM-5 is a helpful or hurtful tool for mental health practitioners and patients? Why or why not?
4. Why is Generalized Anxiety Disorder most effectively treated using cognitive reframing? Why are exposure based interventions less effective in treating GAD compared to other anxiety disorders?
5. Explain how exposure works? What behavioral mechanism(s) are involved?
6. Did you agree with the DSM-IV’s classification of Body Dysmorphic Disorder as a somatoform disorder? Why or why not? If not, do you feel the DSM-5’s classification as an Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorder? Please explain.
7. Noncompliance with prescribed medication is a frequent complicating factor in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Why do you believe patients with this disorder are inclined to avoid medications, even when they have seen benefits from them in the past? What role does psychotherapy play in the treatment of bipolar disorder?
8. Research shows that both doctors and prostitutes have high rates of suicide. Explain this finding using Thomas Joiner’s Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide.
9. Do you believe a transdiagnostic approach is more beneficial in understanding mental illness when compared to our current approach which highlights the distinctions among disorders?
10. Why do you think Dialectical Behavior Therapy includes weekly therapist consultation meetings in its treatment protocol? Why would this type of peer group therapy be essential for therapists treating borderline personality disorder? Do you think this type of consultation group would be helpful for other disorders? If so, which ones?
11. How does classical conditioning and operant conditioning apply to the acquisition and maintenance of pedophilia?
12. Why is it so important to treat childhood anxiety?
13. Should have intersexuality be included in the new edition of the DSM-V? Why or why not? How does the case of intersexuality compare to the inclusion of homosexuality in earlier additions of the DSM?
14. How has profit motive on the part of pharmaceutical companies and the government’s allocation of national financial resources impacted the treatment of the mentally ill?
15. Do you think the treatment of the mentally ill has improved over time? Why or why not?