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  • Providing appropriate and specific names and classifications for abnormal behavior has presented a major challenge to psychologists.
    • One standard system has emerged in the United States; most professionals use it to diagnose and classify abnormal behavior.
    • The classification system is known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ,Fourth Edition ,(DSM-IV).
  • DSM-IV presents comprehensive and relatively precise definitions for more than 200 disorders.
    • DSM-IV is designed to be primarily descriptive and avoids suggesting an underlying cause.







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