Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a) Culture can have a large influence on which symptoms of a given disorder are expressed.
b) For most diagnoses in the DSM-5, it is advised not to consider cultural context.
c) All symptoms of psychiatric disorders manifest themselves in similar ways across cultures.
d) The DSM-II was the first edition of the DSM to consider cultural and ethnic variations in psychopathology.
Question 2A significant positive correlation is found between variables x and y. Which of the following may be
safely inferred?
A) y causes x B) x causes y
C) as x increases, y decreases D) as x increases, y increases
Question 3The compulsive need to acquire objects and the inability to discard any objects is known as
a) hoarding disorder.
b) collecting disorder.
c) refuse disorder.
d) none of the above.
Question 4Previous editions of the DSM were criticized for their
a) lack of attention to childhood disorders.
b) lack of attention to cultural and ethnic variations in psychopathology.
c) inability to accurately diagnose individuals with schizophrenia.
d) overemphasis on mood disorders.
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