Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition, has proposed a new approach to classifying personality disorders that involves assessing people on two dimensions: a severity scale, which assesses the degree of impairment in personality functioning, and a trait scale, which rates the person on pathological personality traits, such as the tendency to be antagonistic, emotionally unstable, impulsive, or manipulative.

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This is a correct statement about the new approach proposed by DSM-5 for classifying personality disorders.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, Has