Compare and contrast categorical classification with dimensional classification. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
What will be an ideal response?
The categorical approach is clearer: If you don’t have the essential features, you cannot receive the diagnosis. There is little ambiguity in such a system, but it also isn’t flexible to accommodate differences among people (or subpopulations) within a disorder. One advantage of dimensional classification is that it conveys more information than a simple category (yes/no), and it also allows clinicians to monitor changes in behavior (and severity) over time. However, using exclusively a categorical approach means that the demarcations between disorders, or between disorders and normality, may be seen as more arbitrary.
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A) ?empathic relationship B) ?story and strengths C) ?goals D) ?restory E) ?action
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