Essentially, a categorical approach to diagnosis of mental disorders suggests that an individual

A. either has or does not have a disorder.
B. has every disorder to some extent.
C. can only be diagnosed with one disorder at a single point in time.
D. can have multiple disorders at the same time only if those disorders fall within the same larger category, such as depressive disorders or anxiety disorders.


A. either has or does not have a disorder.

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