When Large Numbers of World War II Soldiers Developed Emotional

question 47

Multiple Choice

When large numbers of World War II soldiers developed emotional difficulties,

• A) military psychiatrists refused to allow psychologists to help in their treatment.
• B) the military asked psychologists to develop screening tests, which came to be called Army Alpha and Army Beta.
• C) psychologists successfully lobbied to add posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the DSM.
• D) none of the above

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