According to the DSM-5, Mental Disorders

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to the DSM-5, mental disorders

• A) do not have underlying physical causes.
• B) rarely cause emotional distress.
• C) do not include culturally-sanctioned responses to a specific event.
• D) include symptoms caused by normal developmental changes.

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Definitions:

Thoughts And Beliefs

Mental states or convictions held about oneself, others, or the world, whether true or false.

Classical Conditioning

Education that comes from associating an external environmental stimulus with a naturally present one.

Bed-Wetting

Involuntary urination while asleep, especially common in children and sometimes referred to as nocturnal enuresis.

Behavior Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that focuses on modifying undesirable behaviors through conditioning and reinforcement.