Question

The DSM-5 follows the categorical model of personality; a person either has a personality disorder or does not. However, many researchers contend that a better approach to understanding personality disorders is the ____________ model, which displays the full range of a trait along a continuum.

Answer 1

Answer: Dimensional

Explanation: The DSM's follow a categorical model in order to stablish diagnostical patters easy to flow when treating with a patient, however sometimes is not that easy to follow them just because it follows general categories and people are different between them and so are the way that disorders are presented in real life. The dimensional model tries to include and describe how the disease function in diverse contexts such as social, work, etc.