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Match the items below by entering the appropriate code letter in the space provided. Match the items below by entering the appropriate code letter in the space provided.


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Psychiatry

A branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders.

DSM-IV

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, a handbook used by healthcare professionals as a guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders.

Psychiatric Diagnoses

The classification of mental disorders by identifying and categorizing symptoms according to standardized criteria, to guide treatment and understanding.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship as a way of uncovering unconscious thoughts and feelings.

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