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Remember to respond to Shykavzar and while being respectful of and sensitive to their viewpoints. Consider advancing the discussion in the following ways:

• Post an article, video, or visual to reinforce a peer’s idea or challenge them to see their point from a different perspective.
• Engage in conversation with your peers around changes and limitations of the DSM.

Shykanzar post

Changes to the DSM have impacted clinical diagnosis for homosexuality and PTSD. When the APA removed homosexuality from the DSM in 1973, it meant that clinicals could no longer try to treat or cure it. When the DSM-5 decided to move PTSD from the anxiety disorder category and into the Trauma and Stressor-Related category, it gave clinicals the opportunity to focus on the trauma that caused the PTSD instead of trying to cure the patient.

     Homosexuals face social stress due to homophobia and heterosexism. This type of stress can lead to psychiatric disorders like anxiety, substance abuse, and prevalence of mood. Due to this, there are now medical centers that can help with the day-to-day backlash and stress. When facing backlash, it is best to consult with a mental health professional (Burton M.A, M.D 2024). As I stated earlier, PTSD is now recognized as a Trauma Stressor-Related disorder. It includes four symptoms; reliving the traumatic event, avoiding situations that are reminders of the event, negative changes in beliefs and feelings, and feeling keyed up. These victims now have the VA that is committed to providing care for them.

     The concept of research trends in the DSM apply to ethics. Due to the harsh treatment homosexuality’s and PTSD patients received, ethics influence how mental health professionals diagnose and treat them.

Brandy post

 Before organized systems of diagnostic classification were developed, the field of medicine had no formal basis to support the validation of its practices. The development of systems for the classification of medical diseases was critical to the development of the field of medicine and the advancement of medical science. PTSD was not part of the American Diagnostic Criteria until 1980 (DSM III). The ‘diagnosis’ of homosexuality has a complex history in the Diagnostic system. First, it was classified with the sexual deviation disorders in the section of sociopathic personality disturbance, then the diagnosis of homosexuality was replaced with ‘sexual orientation disturbance’ and, by 1987, homosexuality was completely removed from the DSM diagnostic criteria. 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

In this module, you will explore the differences and similarities between anxiety, fear, and stress. Having anxiety is normal and can be helpful. Stress, and even fear, are essential to our survival. Yet where do we draw the line between adaptive and maladaptive versions of these experiences?

For your initial post, refer to Chapter 6 of your textbook, section 6.1, and

4 Tips for Slowing Down to Reduce Stress

uploaded below to answer the following:

• Why is it essential for a balance to exist between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems?
• Contrast the anticipation that is frequently experienced in generalized anxiety with the reaction to a phobic object in specific phobia.
• Describe one way that a therapist might help a patient activate the parasympathetic nervous system to calm the mind and body.
• How does an anxiety disorder apply to any of the following programmatic themes? You may want to review the Programmatic Themes PDF document. uploaded below

  Self-care
  Social justice
  Emotional intelligence
  Career connections
  Ethics

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PSY Programmatic Themes

Psychology is more than just one course you are taking in college. Psychology is everywhere! It’s a tool
that can help you live a better life, make a bigger impact on the world, and build stronger relationships.
As you complete coursework throughout your degree program, you’ll discover and rediscover five key
themes. Each one illustrates a way to apply psychology in your life both personally and professionally. By
the end of your program, you’ll have the tools to understand yourself more fully, improve your personal
and professional connections, and effect positive change in the world.

 Self-care: When you hear the term self-care, you may think of things like bubble baths and dark
chocolate. But self-care is about more than just pampering yourself. Engaging in self-care means
taking time for personal reflection and developing skills to improve your well-being. You can also
take care of yourself by increasing your resilience and self-regulation.

 Social justice: Everyone deserves the same rights and access to opportunities. When you apply
psychology ethically and empathetically, you’re supporting social justice. As you work through
this program, you’ll see that psychology can do more than just improve your own life—it can
help you enhance the lives of others and promote social justice for society as a whole.

 Emotional intelligence (EI): Emotional intelligence is defined as the practice of self-control and
the ability to accurately perceive the emotions of self and others, appropriately adapt emotions
and actions in daily interactions, and consistently understand and express interest in the well-
being of self and others. In short, it’s how you understand and respond to emotions in yourself
and the people around you. Emotional intelligence is not just an abstract concept. It’s a set of
skills, including self-awareness, self-regulation, ethical judgment, empathy, social awareness,
and conflict resolution.

 Career connections: Even if you don’t become a psychologist, studying psychology can help
advance your career. Psychology helps explain why people behave in certain ways and how you
can work with them more effectively. Whether you major in psychology or use this course as a
stepping-stone to other opportunities, the study of psychology can improve your daily life and
job prospects.

 Ethics: Modern psychology is guided by ethical principles. While formal ethics are set by
governing bodies such as the American Psychological Association, you also have your own set of
values and morals that influence your personal ethics. Throughout your coursework, you will
apply ethics by citing your sources.

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