) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is in its 5th revision. This manual serves as a major diagnostic reference for mental health professionals, but it is not without controversy. This week, using peer-reviewed sources and your text as empirical support, post examples of controversial elements of the new revision. For example, Asperger’s Disorder has been removed and is now part of the Autism Spectrum Disorder. How has the medical community reacted to this and other changes? What is your opinion regarding these changes?  

2) Choose one psychological disorder from your text, such as depression or anxiety. Describe the disorder and then, using peer-reviewed sources for empirical support, discuss the latest treatments that are used by the medical and psychological communities to help individuals and their families cope with these problems.

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