Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

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The DSM-IV-TR is a set of guidelines that uses five different dimensions or (a) _____ to diagnose mental disorders. The advantage of the DSM-IV-TR is that it helps mental health professionals communicate their findings, conduct research, and plan for treatment. One disadvantage of using the DSM-IV-TR to make a diagnosis is that it places people into specific categories that may have bad associations; this problem is called (b) _____.