Dissociative and somatic symptom and related disorders were categorized as ______ in early editions of the DSM.
A) neuroses
B) psychoses
C) affective disorders
D) personality disorders

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In early editions of the DSM, dissociative and somatic symptom and related disorders were categorized as neuroses. The category of neuroses included disorders characterized by anxiety, such as phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, as well as somatic complaints such as hypochondriasis and conversion disorder (which is now classified as a type of somatic symptom disorder). The DSM-III (1980) was the first edition to eliminate the category of neuroses and replace it with the broader category of anxiety disorders.

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders Were Categorized as ______