A Classification System Such as the DSM-5 Is Judged by Its

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Essay

A classification system such as the DSM-5 is judged by its reliability and validity. Define and discuss both reliability and validity, and explain why they are important criteria for DSM-5.

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Definitions:

Pulmonary Trunk

The major blood vessel that carries blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

Pulmonary Veins

The veins that return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart, unlike most veins which carry deoxygenated blood.

Blood Pressure

The force exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels, measured as systolic and diastolic pressures.

Male

Referring to the sex that produces small, mobile gametes (sperm) in animals and pollen in plants, typically associated with specific physiological and anatomical characteristics.