Historically, Psychiatric Terms Have Been Abused by Being Applied to Culturally

question 76

Multiple Choice

Historically, psychiatric terms have been abused by being applied to culturally disapproved behaviors that were not really disorders.Some of those that were once considered mental disorders but are not considered disorders today include which of the following?

• A)childhood masturbation
• B)self-defeating personality
• C)homosexuality
• D)all of these

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