Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of DSM-IV TR‚ as well as new changes for DSM-V. DSM-IV TR‚ which stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edition)‚ Text Revision was published by the American Psychiatric Association in 2000 and serves as a guide book for many health professionals to diagnose a patient with a mental disorder. It also helps health professionals to determine what types of treatment could be carried out to help the patient. The latest DSM is widely
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What is that? Or…who is that? Oh gosh I think i’m going to stop the car should I? No I shouldn’t. Should I? No it’s too late now. Ugh! I’ve done it again. Once again welcome to the show titled what a terrible human being Margret Goldsmith is. He was just standing their on the side of the road‚ thumb up in the air and I drove right on by. He didn’t look threatening. Not really. Why did I do that. He probably just needed to get home to see his family. Maybe in order to support them he had to take a
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In Margaret Thatcher’s Eulogy‚ Eulogy for Reagan‚ the reflection on Reagan’s past accomplishments and him being a good president were conveyed through her use of rhetoric She introduces her topic by saying‚ “We have lost a great president‚ a great American‚ and a great man‚ and I have lost a dear friend” (Thatcher 1). As the speaker‚ Thatcher’s use of words addresses the world as a whole rather than that of a single nation in mourning‚ America. She describes her audience as “we”. This prominent use
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Everyone is different in many ways. There are differences in gender‚ nationality‚ religious activities and there are differences in strengths and weaknesses. Those strengths and weaknesses are looked at in Corporate America and they assist the higher management in making decisions for the roles we play on each team. I will be discussing my strengths ’ and weaknesses. Over the years‚ I have learned how to react and respond in different ways and it all depends on what is happening in my surroundings. I owe
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DSM-IV: Strengths and Weaknesses The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is currently the most frequently used way of standardizing and defining psychological disorders. However‚ the classification systems such as DSM have advantages and disadvantages. The major weakness of DSM is that it judges symptoms superficially and ignores other possible important factors. The major strength of DSM is that it enables categorization of psychological disorders. The first edition
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Strengths and Weaknesses of Self-Report Inventories My personality type is INTJ. I have taken his test on a number of occasions throughout my life and my findings are the same. What strikes me as different was that the scores did not add up to a whole percentage of 100. By this result I had a very low percentile in thinking and low percentile in judging. This is strange because I’m a huge thinker‚ I also have anxiety which explains why I overthink many things and why I have no marginal preference
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In Warfare: An Invention- Not a Biological Necessity‚ Margaret Mead states that war is a creation of man‚ not a necessity we need in order to thrive. She begins by stating that those who believe war is a biological necessity see men as aggressive by nature. This natural aggression leads men to need an outlet for their frustration which‚ in this case‚ is war. She proceeds to suggest that war is a creation of society. The origins of war‚ such as the struggle for land and natural resources‚ are not
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successful as Margaret Atwood. She was born November 18‚ 1939 in Ottawa‚ Canada. As a poet and novelist she ’s won over 55 awards including the Arthur C. Clarke Award‚ the Governor General ’s Award and the Booker Prize five times (“Margaret Atwood”). Though she ’s written over 40 novels and collections of poetry‚ her most notable works consist of The Handmaid ’s Tale‚ Oryx and Crake‚ The Edible Woman‚ The Blind Assassin‚ and The Year of the Flood. She writes with lack of character ’s emotion and impassively
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Everyone has a weakness in their lives that can overtake them. Many weaknesses include greed‚ jealousy‚ anger‚ and depression. Weaknesses can crate issues‚ but also weaknesses can make people learn life lessons. With all the deaths of everyone close to Hamlet‚ he realizes that death just happens and he can’t change it. Weaknesses are a part of every person on Earth’s life. In the play Hamlet‚ the reality becomes clear that whether someone is the King of Denmark or a gravedigger‚ everyone has a weakness
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My Strengths and weaknesses Everyone has must have some strengths and weaknesses. Some people know how to handle their weaknesses in the right way. Others keep hiding their own weaknesses and they do not want any help. I am one of the person whom has been keeping my weaknesses inside and hiding all the time. I realized that I need to change by getting help and overcome my fear because my weakness has been bothering me and keeping me away from my success. The strengths are the talents and the hobbies
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