A psychiatric nurse reviewing the DSM-IV-TR would recognize that which of the following is considered a con for use of this system?
a. Diagnoses are standardized and bias is removed.
b. Human experience is reduced to a diagnostic label
c. Practitioners are held accountable for language used.
d. Observable behaviors are identified as necessary to make a diagnosis.
B
A negative related to the use of the DSM-IV-TR is the fact that the human experience is reduced to a diagnostic label. The other three options are positive factors for use of this system.
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