The Job of the Clinician, When Employing the DSM System

question 17

Multiple Choice

The job of the clinician, when employing the DSM system, is to:

• A) find the best underlying themes for explaining the client's symptoms.
• B) find the best clinical evidence to begin treatment.
• C) find the best match between what the counselor observes, and the criteria for the different clinically significant patterns.
• D) find the best treatment plan for the client's primary complaints.

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Definitions:

Conglomerate

A coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded clasts bonded together by a matrix of finer particles and cement.

Breccia

A coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of angular fragments, usually formed at a fault zone or by volcanic activity.

Sandstone

A sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized mineral particles or rock fragments, often used in building and construction.

Sedimentary Clasts

Fragments or grains of rock or mineral that have been broken from a pre-existing rock and transported, eventually being deposited as sedimentary rock.