Question

Is Diagnosis Good or Bad?

If your last name starts with A-L construct an argument that diagnosis is either not beneficial or harmful to clients receiving services from clinical psychologists. If your last name starts with M-Z construct an argument that diagnosis is beneficial to clients receiving services from clinical psychologists. You will want to include discussion about various classification systems (e.g. DSM-5). Make sure to back up your argument with information from the readings (case studies), the course modules, and/or outside sources. Remember to site sources using APA Style.

Answer 1

My last name starts with M .

Diagnosis is beneficial to client receing services from clinical psychologists.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,5th edition is published by APA in 2013.It is diagnosis and taxonomic tool for disorders.
It is one of the most important tools available for diagnosis of mental disorders like schizophrenia, ADHD, binge disorder, psychopaths, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder etc.
There are many weaknesses presented in DSM5 because it is based on Western world biased.
In many disorders, DSM-5 fails to diagnose disorders in the context of the Eastern world like Asian and Indian subcontinent due to the difference in socio-cultural ethics and norms.