The DSM-5 outlines 3 steps to assessing personality disorders:

1. Asses whether the individual's personality is seriously impaired, and if so asses the degree of dysfunction
2. Assess whether or not at least 1 of the 6 types of personality disorders is present
3. Asses the degree that the client is characterized by each of the 5 maladaptive traits

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The DSM-5 outlines 3 steps for clinical psychologists to make accurate diagnoses. This new model emphasizes the description of the psychological difficulty and the degree of the associated problems. 

Diagnosing Personality Disorders

Funder, D. C. (2019). The personality puzzle. New York, NY: W. W. Norton &amp; Company.

The Personality Puzzle

Steps to Diagnosing Personality Disorders

- The ICD-10 International Personality Disorder Examination

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