Question

Which of the following was a problem with the earlier editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?A. The text was cumbersome and clinicians had difficulty using the classification.B. The theoretical assumptions of the criteria had no empirical support.C. The criteria were impressionistic, and also influenced by humanistic theory.D. The descriptions of the disorders were abstract and theoretically based.

Answer 1

Answer:

A problem with the ealier editionS of DSM was: A. The text was cumbersome and clinicians had difficulty using the classification.

Explanation:

There was a conffusing diagnostic criteria, therefore there was difficult for the clinicians to diagnose. The differential diagnose for instance had troubles, this means that not possible to distinguish one classification from another. A lot of similarities among different patologies. It was too general an had lack of specifications there for the criteria was not clear.