The Most Common Tool for Classifying Psychological Disorders Is Known

question 108

Multiple Choice

The most common tool for classifying psychological disorders is known as

• A) epigenetics.
• B) the medical model.
• C) the DSM-5.
• D) the biopsychosocial approach.

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Definitions:

Factitious Disorder

A mental disorder in which a person acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they are not really sick, often done to assume the sick role and gain medical attention.

Munchausen Syndrome

is a psychiatric disorder where an individual deliberately produces or fabricates symptoms of illness in themselves for attention or sympathy.

Somatic Symptom Disorder

A psychological disorder characterized by an excessive focus on physical symptoms that cause significant distress or impairment.

Briquet's Syndrome

An outdated term for Somatization Disorder, a type of mental disorder characterized by multiple, recurring, and seemingly random physical symptoms not caused by any identifiable medical condition.