I need 400-600 words APA at least 2 references.
write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:
Select 1 the following disorders:
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Hoarding Disorder
Focus your discussion of the disorder on the following:
What are some of the symptoms?
What would this disorder look like in person?
Make sure you relate this back to the DSM criteria.
Based on your research, do you think the media has portrayed the disorder you selected in an unbiased manner or is it sensationalized? Support your answer.
In the DSM-IV Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Trichotillomania were in separate chapters.
Why do you think the DSM-5 has placed Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Trichotillomania into a chapter called Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders? Support your answer with research.
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task
Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
What did you learn from your classmate's posting?
What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates' postings?
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.
Reading Assignment
Barlow & Durand: Chapter 5
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Assignment Objectives
Define and discuss normal and abnormal behavior within the psychoanalytical, medical (biological), behavioral, cognitive, socio-cultural, and humanistic perspectives.
Discuss the implications of labeling behaviors as normal or abnormal.
Identify mental disorders and prevailing views of those disorders.
Other Information
Instructor's Comments:
This week we will focus on anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and related disorders. You will choose one of three obsessive-compulsive disorders and explore the symptoms, expression, and media portrayal of that disorder. Check Chapter 5, pp. 163-175 for information on OCD and similar disorders.
Also, to learn more about hoarding disorder, check this fact sheet:
http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/Obsessive%20Compulsive%20Disorders%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf.
You also have access to the DSM-5 in the CTU Library. Check this week's Learning Materials for instructions on how to access the DSM-5 in the library.