The Dimensional Approach to Describing Personality Disorders

question 124

Multiple Choice

The dimensional approach to describing personality disorders

• A) has been incorporated into DSM-IV.
• B) assumes that people can reliably be placed into nonoverlapping diagnostic categories.
• C) would describe personality disorders in terms of variations in a limited number of continuous personality traits.
• D) provides a much more complete description of the dynamics of personality disorders.

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Definitions:

Carbohydrate

Organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, serving as a major energy source in the diet of animals and humans.

Polymer

Long molecules made up of repeating units called monomers, found in numerous natural and synthetic materials.

Sugar Monomers

Sugar monomers, such as glucose and fructose, are the simplest form of carbohydrates that cannot be hydrolyzed to simpler sugars; they serve as building blocks for complex carbohydrates.

Monosaccharides

Simple sugars that are the most basic form of carbohydrates, consisting of a single sugar molecule and serving as energy sources and building blocks for more complex carbohydrates.