A Concern with the Use of 'Cut-Off Points' in Self-Report

question 63

Multiple Choice

A concern with the use of 'cut-off points' in self-report measures to diagnose personality disorders is that they

• A)are psychometrically unfeasible.
• B)fail to provide a diagnostic category diagnosis.
• C)provide over-consistency with structured interview diagnoses.
• D)overestimate prevalence.

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Definitions:

Electrical Charge

A fundamental property of matter that is responsible for electrical phenomena, existing in a positive or negative form.

Threshold

The level of intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers in the brain that transmit signals from one neuron to another, influencing mental processes and behavior.

Knob-like Terminals

The expanded areas at the end of axons that are responsible for releasing neurotransmitters into the synapse.