An Advantage of the View That Psychological Disorders Are on a Continuum

question 14

Multiple Choice

An advantage of the view that psychological disorders are on a continuum and differ by degree is that this view is:

• A) the approach taken by the DSM-5, so most clinicians have learned about it in their undergraduate and graduate training.
• B) supported by research showing that the more symptoms a person has, the more likely the person will later develop a disorder.
• C) more likely to stigmatize people with a negative diagnostic label when compared to a categorical approach.
• D) based on the assumption that people can be classified as having one mental disorder versus having another disorder.

---

Definitions:

Civil War

A war between factions or regions within the same country, often driven by political, ethnic, or religious disputes.

Selma-To-Montgomery March

A pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement where activists marched in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to protest racial discrimination in voting.

Registered To Vote

The act of enrolling on an official list in order to be eligible to vote in elections.

Civil Rights Movement

A pivotal social and political campaign in the United States that sought to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and secure legal recognition and federal protection of the citizenship rights enumerated in the Constitution and federal law.