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haleyc112 · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

Why is diagnosis important in the assessment process?

a. It offers one additional means of understanding the whole person.
b. It provides an understanding of the etiology of the mental disorders.
c. It provides different ways of treating the client as a function of the clinician's theoretical orientation. d. All of these are reasons.

Question 2

In the DSM-IV-TR, the GAF scale is used to:

a. assess the cognitive functioning of the client.
b. assess overall functioning of the client.
c. measure ethical decision making ability.
d. measure multicultural awareness.
e. assess mental status.