What Is the Purpose of the DSM-V

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the DSM-V?

• A) It provides a detailed list of clinical psychiatric disorders.
• B) It details data and statistics about mental disorders in the United States.
• C) It serves as the official American resource manual detailing diagnostic criteria of psychiatric disorders.
• D) It acts as a compendium of the international demographics of substance abuse and mental disorders.

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Definitions:

Gender Inequality

The unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender, manifesting in various aspects of society like employment, education, and healthcare.

Feminist Question

Inquiries raised by feminist theories that challenge societal norms related to gender, seeking equality, and questioning traditional roles.

Radical Psychoanalytic Feminism

This is a strand within feminist theory that combines radical feminism's focus on the societal structures of patriarchy with psychoanalytic theories to understand the psychological mechanisms of gender oppression.

Socialist Feminism

A feminist movement that incorporates and emphasizes the analysis and critique of capitalism, arguing that liberation can only be achieved through the abolition of patriarchal systems as well as economic class disparities.