The Job of the Clinician, When Employing the DSM System

question 6

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:

Multiplier

A factor by which an initial change in spending will alter total economic output by more than the initial monetary amount.

Marginal Propensity

A measure of how much an individual's consumption changes when their income changes.

Spending Multiplier

A concept in economics that refers to the ratio of a change in output to the initial change in spending that brought it about, indicating the ripple effect of spending through the economy.

Price Level

An index of the average prices of goods and services in an economy over time, indicating inflation or deflation trends.