According to your textbook,which of the following statements represents the clearest evidence that classifying mental disorders into categories is problematic?
A) There are sometimes vast differences between the kinds of professionals who use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for making diagnoses.
B) Classifying disorders into categories causes people to find an excuse for their problems.
C) Classifying disorders into categories often leads to theorizing about the causes of a disorder.
D) People with different sets of symptoms can be diagnosed with the same disorder.

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The fact that people with different sets of symptoms can be diagnosed with the same disorder is evidence that classifying mental disorders into categories is problematic because it suggests that the categories may not accurately reflect the underlying nature of the disorder or the individual's experience. This is consistent with the dimensional approach to classification, which emphasizes the continuous and overlapping nature of mental health symptoms rather than discrete diagnostic categories. Option A, option B, and option C do not directly speak to the problematic nature of categorization.

According to Your Textbook,which of the Following Statements Represents the Clearest