Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, you must successfully complete the Week 5 Terminology Quiz before you will be allowed to post in this discussion forum. The Week 5 Terminology quiz is intended to support your ability to write critically considered postings, that are accurate and aligned to the prompt appropriately.
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 10 and Chapter 11 in your text.
To successfully complete this discussion,
- Choose two of the following disorders to discuss with your peers:
- Tourette’s disorder/syndrome
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Dementia
- Conduct disorder
- Separation anxiety disorder
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Amnestic disorders
- Discuss the following as related to the disorders you chose (include at least one scholarly citation for each topic):
- Discuss the symptoms associated with the disorder you chose to focus on.
- Analyze the differences and similarities between your chosen disorders to other similar illness/diagnosis. This means to compare each disorder to another disorder it shares some features with. Do not compare the two disorders you chose from the list above to each other.
- Discuss the ethical implications of why it is important to understand the symptoms of disorders in general and to not diagnose without having a plethora of knowledge about the client and a license to practice. Cite principles from the American Psychological Association (APA) Ethics Code.
- Describe the role of the environment on managing behaviors to the disorder you have chosen.
- Evaluate the impact of the family in managing a loved one suffering from the disorder you choose.
- Access the American Psychiatric Association’s (2022) Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th Ed.), Text-Revision. (DSM-5-TR) (Links to an external site.) and/or the (2013) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.) (Links to an external site.) in the UAGC Library to support your suggestions. (Be sure to cite.)
- For additional support citing this resource, review the video The DSM-5.
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