Question

Dr. Arrigan treats many clients with schizophrenia. Some of them function very well and are able to hold jobs and maintain social relationships. Others are mostly confined to their houses and rely on the care of others. Which approach to diagnosing mental disorders allows Dr. Arrigan to classify all of these clients as having schizophrenia based on the different degree of severity of their symptoms?
a. the dimensional approach
b. the diathesis-stress modelc. the psychological testing approachd. the biopsychosocial approach

Answer 1

Answer:

a. the dimensional approach

Explanation:

The dimensional approach is used when it is necessary to quantify the meaning of a person with some mental disorder. This quantification allows us to represent symptoms with numerical values ​​and rank individuals with more severe symptoms and milder symptoms. From this, it is possible to determine the type of treatment most suitable for the individual, and it is possible to determine the activities that this individual can do. Based on this, we can state that Dr. Amigan is using the dimensional approach to assess which of her schizophrenia patients should be confined at home to receive treatment and which may leave their homes and continue treatment.