A Group of Diagnostic Clinicians Can't Agree with Each Other

question 184

Multiple Choice

A group of diagnostic clinicians can't agree with each other on appropriate personality disorder diagnoses for several clients. In fact, it is obvious that, in many cases, they have inaccurately made their diagnoses. Assuming they are competent clinicians, this situation would indicate the DSM-5 categories for personality disorder are:

• A) both reliable and valid.
• B) neither reliable nor valid.
• C) reliable, but not valid.
• D) not reliable, but valid.

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Definitions:

Situational Influences

Factors in the environment or specific situation that affect people's behavior, decisions, and feelings.

Role Playing

A method of training or therapeutic intervention where individuals act out roles in a simulated situation, often used to develop skills or resolve conflicts.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias where people tend to overemphasize personal characteristics and underestimate situational factors in explaining others' behavior.

Automobile Accident

An unforeseen and unplanned event involving vehicles, which may result in damage or injury.