The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V)

question 16

Multiple Choice

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V)

• A) is the worldwide standard for diagnosing mental illness.
• B) applies the social model of disability.
• C) Is a US based manual for diagnosing mental illness.
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, these are siblings that are born at the same time but have developed from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm.

Environmental Shared

The portion of the environment that is experienced identically by individuals, often used in contrast to "non-shared environment" in studies of heritability.

Monozygotic Twins

Identical twins originating from the division of a single fertilized egg, sharing all of their genetic material.

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, they develop from two separate eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells, leading to siblings with genetic similarities but not identical genomes.