The Primary Purpose of the DSM-5 Is To

question 105

Multiple Choice

The primary purpose of the DSM-5 is to:

• A)outline medical treatments for psychological disorders.
• B)keep the number of diagnostic categories of mental disorders to a minimum.
• C)help mental health professionals diagnose psychological disorders.
• D)describe the causes of common physiological disorders.

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Definitions:

Intrinsic Motivation

The drive to engage in an activity for its own sake and personal rewards, rather than for some separate consequence.

Milgram's Experiment

An experiment focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience.

Representative Sample

A subset of a population carefully chosen to accurately reflect the characteristics of the larger group, ensuring that the results of a study can be generalized.

Descriptive Statistics

Statistical methods used to summarize, show, and analyze data sets to describe their main features often through graphs, tables, and numerical summaries.