Personal Reflection On Labeling And Categorize People

I have mixed feelings about becoming a professional in a system that categorizes and labels individuals. On one hand, I feel that this is an extremely helpful and logical way of approaching how to help individuals who have some sort of pathology. I like that this profession has a set manual for diagnosing people with pathologies and that this manual has very specific instructions on how to diagnose individuals. Also, I feel that putting people into a category also for all professionals in this field, to have a universal way of knowing for what they are treating people. I feel that if we did not label and categorize people, then there would be a lot of confusion between professionals on how the individual should be diagnosed or treated.
On the other hand, I dislike the use of labeling and categorizing. For me, this method feels like we are almost forgetting that this is an individual and not a pathology. People should be not be defined by their disorder, …show more content…
I know that some people may be hesitant to have a label of a diagnosis put on them, for various reasons. However, some individuals would feel relieved to have a label put on to their symptoms. Therefore, I can see how it could be helpful but also potentially harmful, depending on the individual and how they react to the label.
I believe that my spiritual worldview plays a very important role on how I view pathology. One of the main reasons, I believe this, is because it influence my definition of pathology. As a Christian, I believe that sin is often the cause of an individual’s behavior. Therefore, I may not necessarily see something as a pathology, but as a result of sin in an individual’s life. However, I also believe in science, therefore, do believe that many times things are influenced by a biological problem, or other factors that may be causing the pathology such as a trauma in the individual’s