Question

Some have proposed that the personality disorders be replaced or supplemented by a dimensional model in which individuals would be rated on a series of personality dimensions as well as a categorical diagnosis. It is believed that this would have advantages over a purely categorical system. Which of the following would be such an advantage? A. It would retain more information about each individual. B. It would be more flexible. C. It would avoid arbitrary decisions involved in assignment to a diagnostic category. D. All of these are correct.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. All of these are correct.

Explanation:

There are a lot of variants than can be taken into consideration to make a diagnose for personality disorders. The dimensional model allows the perspective of a personality disorder to be more flexible since it analyses differnt aspects in people´s pesonality. It is not just a matter of listing some generalized categories to define someone has a disorder. This model allows more than a list of items to check on, it allows a more dinamic consideration before a conclusion over a category of diagnose.