ared Writing: Ethical and Social Responsibility: Psychological Disorders Worth 5

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ared Writing: Ethical and Social Responsibility: Psychological Disorders Worth 5 Points One of your authors once attended a training session where the instructor shared that they did not believe in the DSM or in using diagnoses. This person believed that diagnoses were much like rumors, that they had the potential to lead toward specific beliefs and assumptions about a person. And like rumors, they may also lead to negative biases. Rumors aside, what are some ways that psychological diagnoses may inadvertently lead to prejudice? In extreme cases, how might they lead to discrimination? Are there any specific diagnoses that may be more prone to negative biases, particularly by those not familiar with psychology? A minimum number of characters is required to post and ean points. After posting, your response can be viewed by your class and instructor, and you can participate in the class discussion. 0 characters | 140 minimum earch

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Psychological illnesses are highly stigmatised in our society and I agree with that diagnostic labels often result in stereotypes and prejudice. At the same time, these labels are necessary for the purpose of classification and communication between mental health practitioners as it streamlines the understanding of the symptoms and subsequently the treatment of mental illnesses. In my view, the diagnosis of schizophrenia perhaps invites the greatest prejudice from others. It appears that individuals who are not fully aware of the origin and expression of the disease hold very biased perceptions of the same. Schizophrenia is to some extent known to members of our society but this limited knowledge leads them to fill their gaps of knowledge through non-scientific means.

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