1. Think about the statement 'What if addiction is about your cage?' from the Ted Talk by Johann Hari.
   1. a. If environment and connection have such a profound impact on propensity towards addiction, please describe 4 behavioral therapeutic strategies (please be as specific as possible) which may reduce propensity towards addiction.
   2. b. Think about the concept of social recovery that Johann Hari touched upon. Please describe 4 approaches to social recovery that the Government of Alberta could implement that might be useful based upon the material that you have learned throughout this course.
2. Devon was found by his parents passed out on his bedroom floor with a bottle of sleeping pills next to him. Devon has been experiencing chronic fatigue, pessimism and also unhappiness for many years. He was never happy for more than a few days. Since January, his depressed mood became more severe. He would spend days in his room alone. He couldn't concentrate and lost his job and his grades were plummeting. He wasn't interested in eating and was starting to lose weight.
   1. a. Based on the timeframe and the symptoms that are described, what diagnosis would Devon receive? Why?
   2. b. How can Devon's symptoms be understood from a sociocultural approach?
   3. c. How can Devon's symptoms be understood from a biological approach?
   4. d. How can Devon's symptoms be understood from a psychological approach?
3. The DSM has gone through significant revisions. The DSM-5 uses a continuum approach to diagnose many disorders including personality and autism disorders. It is the most widely used classification system for mental health disorders in North America.
   1. a. Please describe how cultural relativism relates to changes that have occurred in the DSM over the course of time
   2. b. What are 2 inherent weaknesses of using a continuum approach to diagnosis?
   3. c. If you were the creator of the next version of the DSM, what 2 changes would you make and why?
4. Think about the case of David Reiner.
   1. a. How do you think Thomas Szasz would go about providing psychological treatment for David (when he was 22 years old)? Why?
   2. b. How do you think Gender Dysphoria will be conceptualized in the next 20 years in Canada? Why?
   3. c. What actionable changes in the education and health care systems could be implemented in order to lessen discrimination among individuals whose gender identity doesn't map on to their biologically based male/female category. Please describe one change in the education system and one change in the health care system