List four criticisms of the DSM
What will be an ideal response?
It can foster overdiagnosis; it overlooks the power of diagnostic labels on the perceptions of others; it often confuses serious mental disorders with everyday problems in living; and it produces an illusion of objectivity.
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A) increases from approximately 30% to 60% B) remains stable at approximately 20% C) declines from 50% to less than 10% D) increases or decreases, depending on the gender of the respondent
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a. finding b. affiliative c. tactile d. copulatory