Which of the Following Does the Text Indicate as the Reason

question 182

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does the text indicate as the reason that the term neurosis was dropped from the DSM-III and the DSM-IV?

• A) The term neurosis was too Freudian a concept.
• B) The term neurosis was too imprecise a concept.
• C) The term neurosis reduced the diagnostic validity of the classification system.
• D) The lay public incorrectly associated the term neurosis with anxiety.

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