The DSM-5 Allows Clinicians to Designate the Severity of Substance

question 73

Multiple Choice

The DSM-5 allows clinicians to designate the severity of substance use disorders by specifying whether they are _________.

• A) mild, moderate, or chronic
• B) intermittent, continuous, or addicted
• C) normal, mild, or severe
• D) mild, moderate, or severe

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Definitions:

Prereproductive Individuals

Members of a population who are at a life stage before they have reached sexual maturity and are capable of reproduction.

Fertility Rate

The average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime within a population.

Population

A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area and capable of interbreeding.

Survivorship

The probability that a given individual in a population or cohort will survive to a particular age; usually presented as a survivorship curve.