AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the most widely used classification system scheme for psychological disorders?
A
Social Readjustment Rating Scale
B
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
C
California Personality Inventory
D
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) produced by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

Detailed explanation-2: -The International Classification of Mental Disorders is the most widely used system of medical classification throughout the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The DSM-5 is the classification system of psychological disorders preferred by most U.S. mental health professionals, and it is published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

Detailed explanation-4: -These diagnostic codes are derived from the coding system used by all U.S. health-care professionals, known as the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM).

Detailed explanation-5: -International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM are systems that identify and classify diseases once the diagnosis is established. ICD and DSM are identical in some ways and differ in others.

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