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savannahhooper

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Reliability has been improved in the editions of the DSM since DSM-III by
 
  a) providing extensive theoretical background for clinicians.
  b) more diagnoses to choose.
  c) clear guidelines for identifying symptoms associated with disorders.
  d) elaborate decision trees that decrease the likelihood one might diagnose multiple conditions.

Question 2

Which of the following situations is most similar to the concept of reliability in making psychiatric diagnoses?
 
  a) You see identical twins who have identical mannerisms.
  b) After watching a new T.V. show, you and a friend independently decide that it is lousy.
  c) You're not sure what time a baseball game is on and guess it is at 1:00. You look in the T.V. guide and it is, in fact, at 1:00.
  d) You meet someone new at a party and decide she/he is a shy person. Sure enough, she/he hardly speaks to anyone at the party.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b





 

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