Recent Editions of the DSM, Including DSM-5, Have Received Numerous

question 11

Multiple Choice

Recent editions of the DSM, including DSM-5, have received numerous criticisms. Which of the following statements is inconsistent with the criticisms discussed in the textbook?

• A) The breadth of coverage of recent DSMs was expanded too much.
• B) The cutoffs that separate those who qualify for disorders from those who do not are often arbitrary rather than empirically based.
• C) Diagnoses such as premenstrual dysphoric disorder demonstrate a significant reduction in DSM gender bias.
• D) Nonempirical influences, such as political and social forces, may have too much influence on the decisions made by DSM authors.

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Definitions:

Picasso

A Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, and one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, known for co-founding the Cubist movement.

Founders of Cubism

Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, artists who developed Cubism, an art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture with its abstract approach.

Pictorial Illusionism

The art technique used to create the illusion of three-dimensionality on a two-dimensional surface.

Picasso and Braque

Picasso and Braque were pivotal figures in the development of Cubism, an artistic movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture in the early 20th century by introducing new concepts of perspective and representation.