Abnormal Psychology and DSM-5

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Write a paper focusing on the following:

• Discuss 3 changes that were made from DSM-IV to DSM-5.
• Describe the role of DSM-5 in making a diagnosis. Why is it used?
• When conducting a clinical interview, what are some important questions you need to ask a client? Why?
• Discuss how you would make a diagnosis using DSM-5 if you were a counselor. How do you ensure that you do not misdiagnose your client?

A minimum of 2 APA-style references should be included. The text can be one of those references. One must be from a peer-reviewed journal, and one must be a reputable Web site (Wikipedia is not acceptable) or the course textbook.