PSYC 340 Lecture 2: Psyc 340 - Lecture 2
6 Oct 2020
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Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder new diagnosis for children. Who exhibit persistent irritability and frequent episodes of behaviour outbursts. Will it help parents or lead to overmedication three or more times a week for more than a year. Critics for dsm cast too wide a net and bringing almost any kind of behaviour within the compass of psychiatry. David rosenhan and 7 others classic study of biasing power of labels. Worry dsm-5 will extend pathologizing into everyday life. Labels are at best arbitrary and at worst value judgments masquerading as science. Labels create preconceptions that guide perceptions and interpretations. Went to hospital admissions offices and complained about hearing voices saying. Gave complaint, false names and occupations, and answered questions truthfully. All eight normal people were misdiagnosed with disorders. By analysing their life histories clinicians were able to discover the causes of their empty, hollow, and thud. A label can have a life and an influence of its own.
