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What is the purpose of classifying psychological disorders? |
To create standardized treatments for each disorder To enable communication among professionals and understand disorder causes To establish a hierarchy of disorders based on severity To label individuals with disorders for easy identification |
To enable communication among professionals and understand disorder causes |
In order to understand psychological disorders, we need to begin by classifying them. A classification of such disorders consists of a list of categories of specific psychological disorders grouped into various classes on the basis of some shared characteristics. Classifications are useful because they enable users like psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers to communicate with each other about the disorder and help in understanding the causes of psychological disorders and the processes involved in their development and maintenance. |