Why was the distinction between alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence in DSM-IV-TR eliminated in DSM-5?

Aliyah nearly drowned during an unexpected flash flood while at home over winter break. Since returning to school, she has developed an intense fear of rain. The near-drowning is ___(1)___, her terror in response to the near drowning is ___(2)___; and rain is ___(3)___.

Clarice calculated the correlation between test anxiety and exam scores in a sample of college students. When correlating the find that the two scores correlated as r = -.30. We can describe this effect as ________.

In clinical psychology, we consider “strong” measurement strategies to be all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Stella was referred to undergo psychotherapy after her primary care physician had concerns about her eating behaviors. When interviewing her, Stella noted that she often skips meals due to a fear of gaining weight, and as a result is malnourished. She further stated that she often feels fat and believes that this makes her “a loser” and “a worthless human being.” Currently her weight is within the average range of women her same age and has not drastically changed in the past 12 months. Stella has missed three of her last menses (i.e., amenorrhea). Given this information, which of the following DSM-5 diagnoses may be MOST appropriate for her condition?

A random and highly representative sample greatly increases the ________ of a study.

___(1)___ validity refers to the generalizability of the findings in a single study, whereas ___(2)___ validity refers to the extent to which causal interpretations of findings are justified.

One of the changes from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5 was ________.

Higher cortisol levels ________.

Inclusion criteria for mental disorders include ___(1)___, and exclusion criteria include ___(2)___.