The Advantage of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

question 28

Multiple Choice

The advantage of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fifth Edition is that:

• A) it is primarily descriptive and does not specify the cause of or reason for a problem.
• B) it does not label an individual as abnormal and thereby avoids a dehumanizing,lifelong stigma.
• C) it does not rely too much on the medical perspective on abnormal behavior.
• D) it considers the degree to which people display psychologically disordered behavior rather than compartmentalizing them into inflexible categories.

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Definitions:

Industrial-Organizational Psychologist

A professional who applies psychological theories and principles to the workplace, aiming to improve productivity, select and retain employees, and enhance organizational effectiveness.

Job Satisfaction

The degree to which an individual feels fulfilled, content, and happy with their job.

Productivity

A measure of the efficiency of production, often quantified as the ratio of outputs to inputs in a production process.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have foreseen or predicted the event — commonly known as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.