Clinicians Who Have Criticized the Way DSM-5 Classifies Personality Disorders

question 53

Multiple Choice

Clinicians who have criticized the way DSM-5 classifies personality disorders view personality disorders as extremes of normal personality rather than as which of the following?

• A)impaired functioning
• B)medical conditions
• C)biologically based traits
• D)separate categories of disorders

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Definitions:

Nurture

The process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something.

Nature

The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations.

Small-for-Gestational-Age

A term used to describe newborns who are significantly smaller or have a lower birth weight than the typical for their gestational age.

Preterm

Referring to a baby born before completing the standard 37 weeks of gestation.