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:

Ending Balance

The amount in an account at the end of an accounting period after all debits and credits have been accounted for.

Asset (A)

Resources owned by a company that have economic value and can provide future benefits.

Liability (L)

Financial obligations, debts, or responsibilities the company owes to others, measurable in monetary terms.