DSM-IV Calls for Categorical Judgments About the Diagnosis for Personality

question 76

Multiple Choice

DSM-IV calls for categorical judgments about the diagnosis for personality disorders.Imagine that the new DSM-V appears just as you earn your professional license in a few years,and it calls for dimensional determinations,as many current psychologists suggest.This change would mean

• A) deciding whether to reject the personality disorder diagnosis.
• B) deciding whether another diagnosis is more appropriate.
• C) differential diagnosis.
• D) determining the severity of the personality disorder.

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Definitions:

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

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Large molecules essential for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's cells, tissues, and organs.

Human Chromosome

A thread-like structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA that carry information for the development, functioning, and reproduction of organisms.