To Help Create Accurate Diagnoses,the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

question 101

Multiple Choice

To help create accurate diagnoses,the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual:

• A) describes disorders in terms of observable symptoms.
• B) classifies each disorder as either "neurotic" or "psychotic."
• C) groups disorders by the theorist who discovered them.
• D) groups disorders first by culture,then by severity.

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Definitions:

Individual Differences

Variations or disparities among individuals in regards to their behaviors, emotions, intellect, or physical traits.

ABA Design

An experimental design in which participants first experience the baseline condition (A), then the intervention or treatment (B), and finally return to the baseline (A) to assess change.

Reversibility

The ability of a process or condition to be reversed or returned to its original state.

Quasi-experimental Designs

Research designs that attempt to establish a cause-and-effect relationship but lack random assignment to groups.