The Recent Updates to the DSM Include A(n) ________ in the Number

question 23

Multiple Choice

The recent updates to the DSM include a(n) ________ in the number of disorders and, more importantly, a change from placing disorders into discrete categories, recognizing that disorders are more a matter of ________.

• A) reduction; kind than of degree
• B) increase; kind than of degree
• C) increase; degree than of kind
• D) reduction; degree than of kind

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