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

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.