An advantage of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, is that
A. it does not rely too much on the medical perspective on abnormal behavior.
B. it does not label an individual as abnormal and thereby avoids a dehumanizing, lifelong stigma.
C. it is primarily descriptive and attempts to avoid suggesting the cause for an individual's behavior and problems.
D. it considers the degree to which people display psychologically disordered behavior rather than compartmentalizing them into inflexible categories.
Answer: C
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