Concerns About the Reliability and Validity of the DSM-5 Diagnoses

question 102

Multiple Choice

Concerns about the reliability and validity of the DSM-5 diagnoses are MOST likely to center on which factors?

• A) Categories based on weak research and reflecting bias (for example, gender or racial bias)
• B) Categories based on field research and reflecting bias (for example, gender or racial bias)
• C) Categories that reflect overly restrictive descriptions
• D) Categories too few in number to represent the breadth of human psychological disorders

Distinguish between genetic and environmental influences on personality.

Recognize the importance of unconscious motives in shaping personality as per Freudian and Jungian theories.

Identify and understand the basic dimensions of personality and theories related to them.

Understand the trait approach to personality and its criticisms.

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Definitions:

Characterization Frame

A cognitive structure that helps in organizing perception and understanding of a narrative or situation by setting particular perspectives and interpretations.

Identity Frames

The perspectives individuals use to perceive and interpret their social positions or identities, affecting how they approach interactions and conflicts.

Experience

The knowledge or skill acquired by a person through direct involvement in or exposure to events, activities, or phenomena.

Saving Face

The act of maintaining respect, dignity, or honor in a social context, often by avoiding embarrassment or distress.