The Developers of DSM-5 Changed the Order of the Manual

question 10

Multiple Choice

The developers of DSM-5 changed the order of the manual to emphasize the development of psychopathology across the life span,added diagnostic criteria that are specific to children and to adults,and described how disorders might present differently across the lifespan to solve what problem with DSM-IV?

• A) It was unclear which disorders could be diagnosed in children in DSM-IV.
• B) DSM-IV created a sometimes inaccurate perception of a boundary between disorders for children and adults.
• C) DSM-IV neglected all mention of childhood disorders.
• D) DSM-IV didn't recognize that adults could receive every diagnosis within it.

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