Dr. V and Dr. S work together as psychiatrists in a hospital. After interviewing a new patient, Dr. V believes the patient should be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, but Dr. S thinks the patient has bipolar disorder. What can we conclude about the criteria for classifying these disorders?
A. At least one set of diagnostic criteria may lack reliability.
B. Because the criteria are unclear, neither of the disorders is a valid disorder.
C. The criteria are similar because the two disorders are comorbid.
D. The criteria are not based on sound scientific data.
Answer: A
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a. intelligence. b. habituation. c. animism d. centration.
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