What are some of the criticisms or weaknesses of the DSM approach?
What will be an ideal response?
1 . Many people have problems that partly fit several diagnoses without fitting any of them perfectly. 2 . Psychiatry has no useful lab tests. 3 . Most disorders have overlapping causes. 4 . Agreeing on a diagnosis does not always help identify the best treatment. 5 . DSM identifies too many minor conditions as mental illnesses.
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teenage years 20s 30s 40s
Shaw and Porter (2015) obtained substantially higher rates of false memories relative to the original study published by Loftus and Pickrell (1995), probably because Shaw and Porter utilized:
A) multiple interviews instead of just one. B) more unrealistic false scenarios that triggered false flashbulb memories. C) a double-blind, placebo-controlled technique. D) more extensive social pressure.