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How are the latest versions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Text Revision (DSM-TR), superior to early DSM versions?
  1. Better allowance for the fact that the symptomatology associated with particular disorders varies with the child’s age.
  2. Better allowance for the fact that certain diagnoses should not even be considered below a certain age.
  3. More sensitivity to culture and gender.
  4. All of the above.
  5. None of the above.
Explanation
Answer: D - The latest versions of the DSM-TR improve upon previous versions of the DSM diagnostic classification system in all three areas mentioned. In many instances, even highly similar kinds of aberrant behavior patterns are indicative of entirely different clinical diagnoses. Therefore, these new versions of the DSM provide a highly informative assessment tool for clinical psychologists.
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