The Clinical Interview Serves All of the Following Purposes EXCEPT

question 4

Multiple Choice

The clinical interview serves all of the following purposes EXCEPT:

• A) providing information on a client's presenting problems.
• B) giving glimpses of historical factors that may be contributing to the client's condition.
• C) providing a framework for making a differential diagnosis to determine whether an individual suffers from a particular mental disorder.
• D) providing the actual outcome of treatment.

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Definitions:

Undetected

Pertains to something not being discovered or noticed, often used in medical or psychological contexts.

Misdiagnosed

Incorrectly identified disease or condition by a healthcare professional.

Neurocognitive Disorder

A disorder that occurs when brain function is affected by certain diseases or conditions, affecting memory, attention, learning, language, perception, and problem-solving.

Alzheimer's Disease

A chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens, being the most common cause of dementia.