Criticisms of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

question 20

Multiple Choice

Criticisms of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders include

• A) its use of men as the standard for mental health, which puts women without problems at risk for diagnosis.
• B) its multiaxial system, which provides too many ways to diagnose pathology.
• C) its descriptive system of diagnosis, which removes clinical judgment from the diagnostic process.
• D) its inclusion of categories that show gender differences, which ensure gender bias in the process of diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Privilege of Self-Defense

The legal right of a person to defend themselves against harm, using reasonable force as necessary, without facing criminal liability.

Broad Categories

General classifications used to group items, ideas, or concepts based on shared characteristics or attributes.

Cyber Crime

A crime that occurs online, in the virtual community of the Internet, as opposed to the physical world.

Mail Fraud Act

Legislation criminalizing the use of the postal service to commit fraudulent acts.