Relative to Previous Editions of the DSM, the Diagnostic Criteria

question 72

Multiple Choice

Relative to previous editions of the DSM, the diagnostic criteria for DSM-5 dissociative identity disorder are:

• A) are far more restrictive.
• B) are far more wordy.
• C) more strongly grounded in psychodynamic theory.
• D) more strongly grounded in attachment theory.
• E) more flexible and emphasize less dramatic presentations of the disorder.

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