Internet gaming disorder, attenuated psychosis syndrome, persistent complex bereavement, and nonsuicidal self-injury are discussed in the text as “proposed criteria sets” in DSM-5. First, explain what is meant by proposed criteria sets. Second, select one of the disorders and briefly describe its symptoms.

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“Proposed criteria sets” are descriptions of proposed disorders that are included in the DSM-5 to encourage additional research that may contribute to a disorder’s inclusion as an official disorder in a future version of the manual. In Internet gaming disorder, a person’s Internet game-playing behavior causes clinically significant impairment or distress. In attenuated psychosis syndrome, a person experiences mild or brief delusions, hallucinations, or other psychotic phenomena. In persistent complex bereavement, a person experiences intense sorrow and continues to be preoccupied with the death of a loved one for over 12 months. In nonsuicidal self-injury, a person intentionally hurts his own body without the intent to kill himself.