http://laurafreberg.com/blog/?p=909 One Professor's Observations of the World of Psychology.... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:57:16 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://laurafreberg.com/blog/?p=909&cpage=1#comment-2951 KatelynMedina Wed, 05 May 2010 01:39:10 +0000 http://laurafreberg.com/blog/?p=909#comment-2951 I believe that we are definitely over-classifying individuals with disorders and limitations that are not fitting to their behavior. If autism, ADHD, etc. were being commonly classified 15 years ago, then I too would be labeled with one. I feel that the definition of normal has evolved into the classification of a "boring, plane Jane person, who always follows the rules and never steps out of bounds." To me, this notion goes against human tendencies. I feel that humans inherently act out of order and misbehave. They have always done so in the past and still do now, however, now we are just labeling these tendencies with a stigmatizing label. I believe that we are definitely over-classifying individuals with disorders and limitations that are not fitting to their behavior. If autism, ADHD, etc. were being commonly classified 15 years ago, then I too would be labeled with one. I feel that the definition of normal has evolved into the classification of a “boring, plane Jane person, who always follows the rules and never steps out of bounds.” To me, this notion goes against human tendencies. I feel that humans inherently act out of order and misbehave. They have always done so in the past and still do now, however, now we are just labeling these tendencies with a stigmatizing label.

]]> http://laurafreberg.com/blog/?p=909&cpage=1#comment-2919 MaddieFoster Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:31:35 +0000 http://laurafreberg.com/blog/?p=909#comment-2919 After reading this, I sincerely hope that psychologists are better trained to determine the "abnormal" from the "normal" and not just diagnosing kids that fit these criteria, but diagnosing kids who need help because of this criteria. Of course some cases would be hard to determine but just like it is pointed out above, the normal behavior for small boys should not be confused with the behavior of Conduct Disorder. I have sympathy for those who were unfairly diagnosed and put on pills for treatment and now told they do not have a disorder. Its adding drugs to your body that don't need to be there unfortunately. After reading this, I sincerely hope that psychologists are better trained to determine the “abnormal” from the “normal” and not just diagnosing kids that fit these criteria, but diagnosing kids who need help because of this criteria. Of course some cases would be hard to determine but just like it is pointed out above, the normal behavior for small boys should not be confused with the behavior of Conduct Disorder. I have sympathy for those who were unfairly diagnosed and put on pills for treatment and now told they do not have a disorder. Its adding drugs to your body that don’t need to be there unfortunately.

]]> http://laurafreberg.com/blog/?p=909&cpage=1#comment-2915 dennislee Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:04:50 +0000 http://laurafreberg.com/blog/?p=909#comment-2915 Hearing the article made me think a lot about what we consider to be abnormal, and the unfair social stigma that goes along with it. At times I feel like the DSM is a little more subjective than it should be, but then again, there really is no black an white definition for many issues. But I just think it's unfortunate that when people sometimes deviate from the "norm", they get labeled and deal with treatment that may be unnecessary, may suffer the consequences that go along with the stigma. Hearing the article made me think a lot about what we consider to be abnormal, and the unfair social stigma that goes along with it. At times I feel like the DSM is a little more subjective than it should be, but then again, there really is no black an white definition for many issues. But I just think it’s unfortunate that when people sometimes deviate from the “norm”, they get labeled and deal with treatment that may be unnecessary, may suffer the consequences that go along with the stigma.

]]> http://laurafreberg.com/blog/?p=909&cpage=1#comment-2913 alyssa.fantin Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:56:30 +0000 http://laurafreberg.com/blog/?p=909#comment-2913 It was amazing to hear this article in class. If I were to use the DSM to diagnose the 3-year-olds I work with, all 19 of them would meet the criteria for ADHD. It makes me wonder how many children and teenagers are receiving medication that could quite possibly be unnecessary, and doing more harm than good. It was amazing to hear this article in class. If I were to use the DSM to diagnose the 3-year-olds I work with, all 19 of them would meet the criteria for ADHD. It makes me wonder how many children and teenagers are receiving medication that could quite possibly be unnecessary, and doing more harm than good.

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