Rather, the lower score reflects the modularity of the OER.
Of course, this varies from module to module because of the different authors, but this is overall a highlight of this OER.Įven though this is a lower score, I would not raise this as a major concern. The text is written clearly and would be easily understood by introduction to psychology students. Importantly, one of the most major changes were made in response to review groups that focus on Sex and Gender, Culture, Suicide, and Ethnoracial Equity and Inclusion to ensure than cultural and contextual differences in symptom presentations were taken into account using the most updated information on these topics. Given that the changes from DSM-5 to DSM-5-TR were more substantive than the change from DSM-IV to DSM-IV-TR, this is an important shift to capture within the most up-to-date information. Mostly, the information was up-to-date.Īs a clinical psychologist, I noted that information is included for DSM-5, but the recent revision to DSM-5-TR is not reflected in these modules. Given the large number of modules, it can be difficult to see from a larger perspective about the degree of overlap and redundancy between chapters, however.įrom my review, the information covered is accurate, including differing perspectives on similar topics (written by different authors). There is also an intentional effort to cover breadth rather than depth, which is relatively appropriate given the pedagogical focus on introductory psychology. As a Health Psychologist, I regret that there is not a specific chapter on Stress & Coping (based on the seminal work by Lazarus & Folkman), but the chapter "The Healthy Life" by Emily Hooker and Sarah Pressman is quite useful and covers a variety of topics within health psychology. This modular approach to covering introductory psychology covers a wide variety of topics that can be selected in an ad hoc manner. Reviewed by Timothy Williamson, Assistant Professor, Loyola Marymount University on 4/17/23 Journalism, Media Studies & Communications +.
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