When a Classification System Is Atheoretical, What Does This Mean

question 59

Multiple Choice

When a classification system is atheoretical, what does this mean?

• A) that it contains a comprehensive list of causes for disorders that suits any clinician regardless of their theoretical orientation.
• B) that it is developed only by committee consensus.
• C) that it is based solely on clinician intuition and experience.
• D) that it does not endorse any one theory of abnormal behaviour.
• E) that it focuses only on the very best theories of abnormal behaviour.

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