What Is Currently an Alternative to the DSM Approach to Diagnosing

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Multiple Choice

What is currently an alternative to the DSM approach to diagnosing mental illnesses?​

• A)Ask each person to diagnose himself or herself.
• B)​Use laboratory tests to establish a person's diagnosis.
• C)​Rate a person's problems along several dimensions.
• D)​Use hypnosis to uncover the repressed memories that caused the problems.

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Definitions:

Medical Examiners

Professionals who investigate deaths, particularly those happening under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to determine the cause.

Infection Control

A set of protocols and practices designed to prevent the spread of infectious diseases within healthcare and community settings.

Health Determinants

Factors that contribute to a person's current state of health, including biological, socioeconomic, psychosocial, behavioral, or social in nature.