Dr. Arrigan treats many clients with schizophrenia. Some of them function very well and are able to hold jobs and maintain social relationships. Others are mostly confined to their houses and rely on the care of others. Which approach to diagnosing mental disorders allows Dr. Arrigan to classify all of these clients as having schizophrenia based on the different degree of severity of their symptoms?
it focuses on the kind of problem the person is experiencing and focuses on the extent of that disorder the person has. It can range from severity to neurotic to borderline to psychotic.