What Is the Main Reason Why It Is So Difficult

question 89

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason why it is so difficult to get an accurate estimate of what percentage of people have psychological disorders?

• A) Psychological disorders come in various degrees and the borderline between normal and disordered is arbitrary.
• B) All information about psychological disorders is strictly confidential.
• C) Psychologists and psychiatrists have not yet agreed on what constitutes a psychological disorder or on the criteria for identifying such disorders.
• D) The prevalence of disorders varies so greatly from one place to another and from one year to another that it is impossible to get an adequate representative sample.

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