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.

Recognize the coefficient of variation as a vital measure of variability, especially in comparing data sets with vastly different means.

Understand the concept of standard deviation and its significance as a measure of dispersion that takes into account all data points.

Know that the standard deviation shares the same units as the original data set, reinforcing its direct relevance and applicability.

Comprehend the Empirical Rule and its implications for data within one, two, and three standard deviations from the mean in a normal distribution.

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Definitions:

Sexual Dysfunction

Disorders related to any phase of the sexual response cycle that prevent the individual or couple from experiencing satisfaction.

Erectile Disorder

A sexual dysfunction characterized by the persistent difficulty in achieving or maintaining an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance.

Sexual Desire Disorders

A subset of sexual dysfunction characterized by a decrease or absence of sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity.

Sexual Dysfunctions

Disturbances in sexual desire and in the psychophysiological changes that characterize the sexual response cycle, causing distress and interpersonal difficulty.