This assignment is pretty simple, just read the attachments and answer the following questions

Running Head : Coursework Questions

: Coursework Questions

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1 . Main issues

The APA should let professionals in choosing other methods of diagnosis and concentrate efforts to other more pressing in the profession Continuing with the old system that seem not to evolve has continued discouraging people from joining the profession

2 . Point article faults

The article is more of a personal opinion with little empirical touches on it . Though this comes out as a major weakness of the point article it has to be understood that the entire

psychological profession is yet to develop empirical foundation convincing stakeholders on either side of DSM debate

3 . Main Complaints

Point article 's main complaint is APA 's push for the continued use of DSM as the primary clinical test , and therefore denies professionals opportunity to develop and use other systems

4 . DSM usefulness

According to the Point article author , DMS is not clinically useful as it limits the amount of patient knowledge gained by clinicians . The author does not advocate for complete dismissal of DMS but relaxing of rules , so clinicians can use other methods

5 . DSM abandonment

The author does not have a definite answer as to what should replace DSM . However , he points out that researchers would embark on studying the real and dirty clinical categories used by clinicians ' with the goal coming up with best practices . He further notes that IDC-9 or ICD-10 could be used for coding processes previously achieved through DMS

6 . Differences with counterpoint

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