To Make a Good Diagnosis of a Client, a Clinician

question 13

Multiple Choice

To make a good diagnosis of a client, a clinician should:

• A) make a differential diagnosis based on ample, valid information obtained from the client.
• B) use backward reasoning that emphasizes the clinician's vast experience with a disorder.
• C) conduct assessments that use multiple projective techniques to isolate the client's real problem.
• D) use only forward reasoning and select a diagnosis that is most likely to be helped by a therapy that is supported by the best research.

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Definitions:

Autobiographical Memories

Personal recollections of specific events or experiences from an individual's own life.

S Data

Self-report data, where individuals provide information about themselves, often used in psychological research and assessments.

Direct Observation

A method of gathering data through firsthand witnessing of behavior, rather than relying on reports or inferences.

B Data

Behavior-based data collected through direct observation in psychological research or assessments.