Question

One criticism of the DSM is that it adheres to a _____ model, which means that a person is seen as either having a mental disorder, or not having a mental disorder. There is little or no allowance for "degrees" of a disorder.

Answer 1

Categorical.

Step-by-step explanation:

DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) is one of the diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric Association. This includes diagnostic and treatment of a particular mental disorder.

The main criticism of DSM is it adherence to the categorical model. The categorical model sees the person as having or not having a mental disorder. There is no degree of disorder.

Thus, the answer is Categorical Model.