A child is diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder. What is one risk of this with a classification system?
A) Classification tends to be highly unreliable.
B) Classification tends to give psychopathology an all-or-nothing quality.
C) Classification is rarely based on empirical research.
D) Classification may create a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Classification may create a self-fulfilling prophecy by influencing how individuals are treated and perceive themselves, potentially reinforcing the behaviors or characteristics associated with the diagnosis.

A Child Is Diagnosed with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder