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Explain Why Developmentalists Have a Problem with the DSM-5 Characterization

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Explain why developmentalists have a problem with the DSM-5 characterization of psychopathology.Do you support the developmentalists' perspective or the DSM perspective? Explain your reasoning.


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Genetic Determinants

Factors encoded in DNA that influence traits, characteristics, and the predisposition to diseases.

Adult Personality

The composite of personality traits, behaviors, and patterns of thinking that are developed in adulthood, forming an individual's distinctive character.

Genetics

The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics among organisms.

Twin-study

A research method used to investigate the relative importance of genetics and environment by comparing the similarities between monozygotic and dizygotic twins.

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