A Clinician Can Include Three Kinds of Information in Making

question 11

Multiple Choice

A clinician can include three kinds of information in making a diagnosis: a diagnostic category, a severity rating for the disorder, and additional information about possibly relevant psychosocial factors. According to the DSM-5, a clinician is required to include:

• A) all three kinds of information.
• B) a diagnostic category and additional information but not a severity rating.
• C) a diagnostic category and a severity rating but not additional information.
• D) a diagnostic category and a severity rating but only additional psychosocial information.

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Definitions:

Total Utility

The total satisfaction or benefit that a consumer derives from consuming a certain quantity of goods or services.

Marginal Utility

The increase in satisfaction or value derived from the consumption of one more unit of a good or service.

Utility Schedule

A table showing the relationship between quantities of goods consumed and the utility or satisfaction derived from those quantities.

Marginal Utility

The surplus satisfaction or advantage gained upon consuming an incremental unit of a good or service.