Asperger's Syndrome Is No Longer Considered a Disorder in the Current

question 14

Multiple Choice

Asperger's syndrome is no longer considered a disorder in the current DSM-5, which health care professionals use to diagnose psychological disorders. Many clinicians had trouble conceptualizing this change and changed the measurement practices multiple times within the course of the year to assess their patients. It is now very difficult for the clinicians to compare the data from the year because of:

• A) testing effect.
• B) instrumentation.
• C) attrition.
• D) sensitization effect.

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Definitions:

Utility Maximization

An economic principle suggesting that individuals or firms seek to allocate their resources in a way that maximizes their utility or satisfaction.

Income Effect

The change in an individual's consumption resulting from a change in real income, impacting purchasing power and spending habits.

Substitution Effect

occurs when consumers replace more expensive items with less costly alternatives as their relative prices change.

Diminishing Marginal Utility

A concept in economics stating that as a person increases consumption of a product, there is a decline in the marginal utility (satisfaction or benefit) that person derives from consuming each additional unit of that product.