With Regard to PTSD,two Important Changes in DSM-5 Include

question 73

Multiple Choice

With regard to PTSD,two important changes in DSM-5 include:

• A)tighten the criteria such that fewer people can be diagnosed with PTSD; behaviorally specify a number of terms that are currently vague
• B)add symptoms and behaviors to better incorporate the variety of reactions to trauma; distinguish between avoidance symptoms and negative alterations in cognition and mood
• C)remove the criterion that the person be directly exposed to the traumatic event; create subtypes based on type of avoidance
• D)increase the duration requirement to 2 months; broaden the way that impairment may manifest
• E)increase the duration requirement to 6 months; broaden the way that impairment may manifest

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