Regarding the DSM-5, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 969

Multiple Choice

Regarding the DSM-5, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) The process leading up to publication of the DSM-5 in 2013 was controversial and full of disagreement.
• B) The original DSM contained about 100 diagnoses, while the DSM-5 contains over 350 with critics charging that more and more "normal" people are being diagnosed as "mentally ill."
• C) The DSM-5 makes it easier to diagnose someone who has lost a spouse as suffering from major depressive disorder rather than grief.
• D) The now-outdated term gender dysphoria has been changed to gender identity disorder in the DSM-5.

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