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D2AR0N

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on: Jun 22, 2018
A patient who had recurrent headaches, fatigue, and loss of appetite received different diagnoses about this condition from several psychologists. In terms of assessment, this indicates a problem with
 
  a. reliability.
 b. classification.
 c. validity.
 d. standardization.

Question 2

The process of clinical assessment
 
  a. is like a puzzle, during which a clinician must use clues to arrive at a diagnosis.
 b. is like a funnel, during which a clinician narrows the focus of information to rule out problems and find what is most relevant.
  c. follows a very rigid set of procedures.
 d. aims to collect as much information as possible about an individual.


Tonny

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b


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