The dimensional approach to describing personality disorders

A) has been incorporated into DSM-IV.
B) assumes that people can reliably be placed into non-overlapping 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.

Dimensional Approach

A perspective in psychology that considers mental health disorders along a continuum or spectrum, rather than as distinct categories.

DSM-IV

The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a handbook used by healthcare professionals as a guide to diagnosing mental disorders.

Personality Disorders

Mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience.