What Is DSM's Position Regarding the Role of Culture in the Diagnosis

question 122

Multiple Choice

What is DSM's position regarding the role of culture in the diagnosis of personality disorders?

• A) Cultural standards for appropriate behavior are not taken into account.
• B) Cultural standards for appropriate behavior must be taken into account.
• C) The criteria for personality disorders are culturally universal.
• D) Cultural standards are only taken into account for Cluster C disorders.

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Definitions:

Housework

Refers to domestic chores and tasks performed within the home, such as cleaning, cooking, and maintenance, traditionally undervalued and disproportionately assigned to women.

Factory

A building or complex where materials are manufactured or processed into finished products using machinery.

Wealthy And Middle-Class

Descriptive terms for economic groups within society, with the wealthy having significant financial resources and the middle-class positioned economically between the wealthy and the poor.

Structural Factors

Elements or conditions inherent to the social, economic, or political structure that influence and determine individual behaviors and societal outcomes.