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evelyn o bentley · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

One reason for the revisions in later versions of DSM was to have the diagnostic categories correspond more closely to those in the

a) Physician's Desk Reference.
b) health care reform legislation.
c) original works published by Freud.
d) International Classification of Diseases.

Question 2

What is one of the reasons for the increased reliability of diagnoses based
on the DSM system?

a) The system was built upon psychodynamic principles.
b) The system has a greater reference to biological causes.
c) There is a greater emphasis on descriptions of behaviors.
d) The current system requires a greater reliance on inference.