Briefly discuss how the task forces have determined the structure of DSM-5.
What will be an ideal response?
The DSM-5 task force decided to eliminate the DSM-IV-TR multiaxial system and instead follow the system in use by the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The task forces also considered using a dimensional model instead of the categorical model represented by DSM-IV-TR. However, in the end, they chose not to do so. The current organization begins with neurodevelopmental disorders and then proceeds through "internalizing" disorders (characterized by anxiety, depressive, and somatic symptoms) to "externalizing" disorders (characterized by impulsive, disruptive conduct and substance use symptoms). The hope is that eventually there will be new research allowing future diagnostic manuals to be based on underlying causes rather than symptoms alone.
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O X O O represents the
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a. emergent literacy c. phonological recoding b. phonemic awareness d. metacognitive awareness