The First Two Editions of the DSM Were Considered Unsatisfactory

question 36

Multiple Choice

The first two editions of the DSM were considered unsatisfactory classification systems due to all of the following EXCEPT

• A) categories contained few objective criteria.
• B) psychoanalytic theory was influential in developing the categories.
• C) categories were not empirically-based.
• D) descriptions were brief and vague.
• E) the psychiatrists on the committee could not agree on the causes of disorders.

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