Week 3 - Discussion No unread replies.No replies. Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated. Addressing and Confronting Bias and Prejudice Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read Chapters 8, 12, and 13 in DSM 5 Made Easy: The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis ; Chapter 2 in Turning Points in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Initial Assessment, Boundaries, Money, Disruptions and Suicidal Crises; Chapter 5 in The Psychiatric Interview: Evaluation and Diagnosis; all required articles; and review the PSY645 Fictional Sociocultural Case Studies (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. document. One of the most important aspects of developing competence in psychopathology is to be as honestly and completely aware as possible of your personal attitudes toward people who have mental health conditions. Through this awareness, we are better able to challenge our own biases and prejudicial views in order to be more open to the findings within scholarly research. For your initial post in this discussion, choose one of the three case studies from the PSY645 Fictional Sociocultural Case Studies (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. document, and write a detailed description of your uncensored personal observation of the patient depicted. Describe at least one theoretical orientation you would use to conceptualize your view of the patient’s problem and how it may have developed. Identify the issues you might focus on in treatment with this patient. Be sure to identify within your post which of the three case studies you have chosen. Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts, and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion.  Examine your colleague’s initial post, and formulate a possible response. Research a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles that support the views presented in your response. Compose a response that uses a sociocultural perspective to assess the validity of your colleague’s observation and his or her proposed direction of treatment.  Outline any biases or prejudicial views you observe in your colleague’s post which may affect their conceptualization of the patient’s problems. Remember that your colleague is being open and honest regarding his or her personal views; therefore, your task is to provide persuasive information to encourage your colleague to adopt a view that is supported by peer-reviewed literature. Pay close attention to the tone of your response to ensure your colleague will not become def ...

1. Week 3 - Discussion
No unread replies.No replies.
Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and
you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates.
Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and
the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum
Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on
how your discussion will be evaluated.
Addressing and Confronting Bias and Prejudice
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read Chapters
8, 12, and 13 in
DSM 5 Made Easy: The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis
; Chapter 2 in
Turning Points in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Initial Assessment,
Boundaries, Money, Disruptions and Suicidal Crises;
Chapter 5 in
The Psychiatric Interview: Evaluation and Diagnosis;
all required articles; and review the
PSY645 Fictional Sociocultural Case Studies (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site.
document.
One of the most important aspects of developing competence in
psychopathology is to be as honestly and completely aware as
possible of your personal attitudes toward people who have
mental health conditions. Through this awareness, we are better
able to challenge our own biases and prejudicial views in order

2. to be more open to the findings within scholarly research.
For your initial post in this discussion, choose one of the three
case studies from the
PSY645 Fictional Sociocultural Case Studies (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site.
document, and write a detailed description of your uncensored
personal observation of the patient depicted. Describe at least
one theoretical orientation you would use to conceptualize your
view of the patient’s problem and how it may have developed.
Identify the issues you might focus on in treatment with this
patient. Be sure to identify within your post which of the three
case studies you have chosen.
Guided Response:
Review several of your colleagues’ posts, and respond to at
least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week.
You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the
week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this
discussion.
Examine your colleague’s initial post, and formulate a possible
response. Research a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles
that support the views presented in your response. Compose a
response that uses a sociocultural perspective to assess the
validity of your colleague’s observation and his or her proposed
direction of treatment.
Outline any biases or prejudicial views you observe in your
colleague’s post which may affect their conceptualization of the
patient’s problems. Remember that your colleague is being open
and honest regarding his or her personal views; therefore, your
task is to provide persuasive information to encourage your
colleague to adopt a view that is supported by peer-reviewed

3. literature. Pay close attention to the tone of your response to
ensure your colleague will not become defensive when reading
it. Be sure to use at least two peer-reviewed sources to support
your statements.