The Primary Purpose of the DSM Is To

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Multiple Choice

The primary purpose of the DSM is to:

• A) keep the number of diagnostic categories of mental disorders to a minimum.
• B) help psychologists assess normal, as well as abnormal, behaviour.
• C) describe the causes of common psychological disorders.
• D) provide descriptive criteria for diagnosing mental disorders.

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Definitions:

Project Duration

Project duration is the total time from the initiation to the completion of a project, encompassing all phases of its lifecycle.

Critical Path

The longest sequence of dependent tasks in a project, determining the shortest possible duration to complete the project.

Variance

A statistical measurement of the dispersion or spread in a set of data points, reflecting how much the numbers differ from each other and from the mean.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, quantified as a number between 0 and 1, with 1 indicating certainty.