"Let's Just Do Away with Diagnoses," Says a Clinician

question 95

Multiple Choice

"Let's just do away with diagnoses," says a clinician. "All we do is make things worse." That clinician's viewpoint is:

• A) shared by a strong majority of those working in the area of abnormality.
• B) shared by almost no one working in the area of abnormality.
• C) shared by some of those working in the area of abnormality.
• D) represented in DSM-5, which does not require a specific diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Experimental Groups

In research, these are groups where the subjects are exposed to the treatment or condition being tested to measure its effect.

Control Groups

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment or intervention being tested, serving as a benchmark to measure the effect of the treatment.

Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test

A psychological assessment that evaluates visual-motor functioning, perceptual skills, and neurological impairments by analyzing an individual's execution of specific drawings.

Neuropsychological Test

A standardized assessment tool used to measure a specific aspect of brain function and cognitive performance.