Concerns About the Reliability and Validity of the DSM-5 Diagnoses

question 57

Multiple Choice

Concerns about the reliability and validity of the DSM-5 diagnoses are MOST likely to center on which factors?

• A) categories based on weak research and reflecting bias (for example, gender or racial bias)
• B) categories based on field research and reflecting bias (for example, gender or racial bias)
• C) categories that reflect overly restrictive descriptions
• D) categories too few in number to represent the breadth of human psychological disorders

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