Research Showing That There Is Nothing Special About Five (DSM)

question 20

True/False

Research showing that there is nothing special about five (DSM) symptoms rather than four, or two weeks duration rather than three, supports a dimensional model of depression.

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Definitions:

Own Problems

The personal challenges or difficulties an individual faces, distinct and separate from those of others.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique where a negative or unwanted response to a stimulus is replaced with a positive one through conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any need for learning.