Essay - Discuss why it is hard to define and diagnose mental

ESSAY QUESTION

(READ CHP 7 PG. 139-166)

Discuss why it is hard to define and diagnose mental illness. In particular, you must base your discussion of this issue on 1) the changes in the available explanations and treatments for mental illness over time, 2) the relevant differences in the medical and sociological approaches to mental illness, 3) the importance of the Rosenhan’s experiments, and 4) the changes that have taken place over time in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Note: You do not need to discuss all the relevant examples/details for each of the 4 relevant approaches to this issue. However, make sure that you provide some details and/or examples for EACH of the 4 approaches.