An important thing to keep in mind when using the 'Three Ds' to classify behaviour as abnormal is that:     a)  each criterion by itself is sufficient to classify a behaviour as abnormal   b)  none of the criteria by themselves are sufficient to classify a behaviour as abnormal   c)  all of the criteria must be present to classify a behaviour as abnormal   d)  although they have been used extensively by psychologists, research suggests they are a poor way to classify abnormal behaviour

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An important thing to keep in mind when using the 'Three Ds' to classify behaviour as abnormal is that:
 
 

a) 

each criterion by itself is sufficient to classify a behaviour as abnormal
 

b) 

none of the criteria by themselves are sufficient to classify a behaviour as abnormal
 

c) 

all of the criteria must be present to classify a behaviour as abnormal
 

d) 

although they have been used extensively by psychologists, research suggests they are a poor way to classify abnormal behaviour
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