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| Categorical Approach to Classification |
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| Assumes that distinctions among members of different categories are qualitative. The differences reflect a difference in kind (quality) rather than a difference in amount (quantity). |
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| Dimensional Approach to Classification |
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| Describes the objects of classification in terms of continuous dimensions. Rather than assuming that an object either has or does not have a particular property, it may be useful to focus on a specific characteristic and determine how much of that characteristic the obect exhibits; based on quantitative measurements |
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| Clinical disorders and other conditions that may be a focus of attention |
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| Personality disorders and mental retardation |
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| General medical conditions |
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| Psychosocial and environmental problems |
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| Global assessment of functioning |
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| clinicians analyze the results of a specific test on the basis of an explicit set of rules that are derived from empirical research |
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