AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -DSM-5 includes two conceptualizations of personality disorders (PDs). The classification in Section II is identical to the one found in DSM-IV, and includes 10 categorical PDs. The Alternative Model (Section III) includes criteria for dimensional measures of maladaptive personality traits organized into five domains.

Detailed explanation-2: -Section III introduces emerging measures and models to assist clinicians in their evaluation of patients. This area of the manual includes assessment measures, guidance on cul-tural formulation, an alternative model for diagnosing personality disorders, and conditions for further study.

Detailed explanation-3: -DSM-5 has three major sections: Section-1: Introduction and instructions for the use of DSM-5. Section-2: Diagnostic categories that contain three major elements, namely, diagnostic classification, diagnostic criteria sets, and descriptive textual matter.

Detailed explanation-4: -In DSM-II, 41 mental disorders are divided into two-or three with the inclusion of mental retardation-classes of illness: (i) psychoses; and (ii) neuroses, personality disorders, and other nonpsychotic mental disorders.