1. The DSM5 considered the elimination of Personality Disorders. Are personality disorders really disorders? Are only some disorders? Using lectures, articles, videos, discussion, etc., discuss this providing reasoning in your analysis. 2. Using the articles, videos, etc. and what we learned in class, why is it so hard (and why does it take so long) to diagnose disorders such as bipolar, schizophrenia spectrum, psychotic disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder. ——————————— Then choose two of the following that are worth five marks each and should be 1 ½ pages in length (5 marks each). 4. Why is Factitious Disorder so difficult to identify and treat? What are potential costs from Factitious Disorders to the individuals involved as well as the community at large? 5. There are now more than three times more seriously mentally ill people in jails and prisons than in hospitals. Discuss why you think that this has happened and what you feel is a solution to this problem. 6. Besides gambling, should the behavioural impulse control addictions (i.e., exercising, shopping, etc.) be included in the next edition of the DSM? Why or why not? Present rationale for your opinion. 7. Using examples from the videos that we watched on anti-social personality disorder and narcissism, discuss how these apply to everyday life (i.e., examples that you have noticed). As most of these individuals do not seek treatment unless something illegal occurs, how can society help individuals who do not want to be helped?
