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plus1 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Frank described some symptoms of depression he has been experiencing during the past six months. He said his therapist had prescribed a medication to treat the symptoms.

Based on this description, you conclude that Frank's therapist is trained as a
a) podiatrist.
b) psychiatrist.
c) social worker.
d) clinical psychologist.

Question 2

What is the DSM and how does it define mental disorder?

What will be an ideal response?

tkempin · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

The DSM is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The DSM is published by the American
Psychiatric Association and provides information to be used in identifying mental disorders. The DSM does not
provide information as to the cause of mental disorders. A mental disorder, according to the DSM, is a
psychological problem that is not the result of some culturally accepted response to a live event but that causes
one or more of the following: present distress (a painful symptom); disability (impairment in one or more areas
of functioning); increased risk of suffering death, pain, or disability; and an important loss of freedom. A mental
disorder is not simply deviant or unacceptable behavior and is believed to be the product of some sort of
dysfunction within the individual.