Clifton Had Been Experiencing a Number of Psychological Issues, So

question 115

Multiple Choice

Clifton had been experiencing a number of psychological issues, so he decided to go to a psychiatrist to see what was wrong. Dr. A told him he had major depressive disorder. He decided to seek a second opinion. Dr. B diagnosed him with generalized anxiety disorder. Wanting yet another opinion, he went to Dr. C, who told him he was obsessive-compulsive. This demonstrates poor

• A)test-retest reliability.
• B)concurrent validity.
• C)descriptive validity.
• D)inter-rater reliability.

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