All Editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

question 39

Multiple Choice

All editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) have been published by

• A) the American Psychological Association.
• B) the American Psychiatric Association.
• C) the American Psychological Society.
• D) the World Health Organization.

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Definitions:

Sample Standard Deviation

Sample Standard Deviation is a measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of sample data values around the sample mean.

Ages

A quantitative variable representing the length of time that an individual or object has existed.

Standard Deviation

A quantification tool that assesses how much data values diverge or spread out from their mean.

Mean Age

The average age of a group of people, calculated by summing their ages and dividing by the number of individuals.