A diagnostic category has _______________ when the signs and symptoms chosen as its criteria are consistently associated with each other, and are different from those for other categories.

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Construct validity is the extent to which a diagnostic category actually measures what it claims to measure. In other words, it is the degree to which the signs and symptoms included in a particular diagnosis are consistently associated with each other, and distinguishable from other diagnoses.

A Diagnostic Category Has _______________ When the Signs and Symptoms