One of the Criticisms Levelled at a Science-Based Approach to Clinical

question 10

Multiple Choice

One of the criticisms levelled at a science-based approach to clinical psychology is that

• A) it discounts an individual psychologist's experience and intuitionclinical psychology is best conceptualized as a healing art.
• B) drawing similarities across various groups of human experiences is a valuable tool for therapy.
• C) research covers so many human problems confronted by clinicians that it is cumbersome to select the appropriate treatment.

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