AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Grouping illnesses together based on similarities is called:
A
Statistical Diagnostics
B
Diagnosis grouping
C
Classification
D
Pseudopatient
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Classification. Grouping of objects or information based on similarities. Taxonomy.

Detailed explanation-2: -A classification group is a collection of qualifier values for a single qualifier type. You can use a classification group to identify all of the possible values that a qualifier type might have for a particular subsystem.

Detailed explanation-3: -Classification: The grouping together of things with similar properties is known as classification. The organisms are classified based on their similarity in body structure, functions, habitat and behavior. There are different levels of classification which forms the taxonomic hierarchy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Taxonomy is the study of relationships between living things and the formal classification of organisms into groups based upon those hypothesized relationships. Organisms are classified based upon their similarities and differences.

Detailed explanation-5: -There is a fundamental difference between classification, which is abstract and definitive, and grouping, which depends on the characteristics of a particular sample or set of observations that is concrete and is thus descriptive.

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