What are the two major sources of unreliability in diagnoses?
a) deception by clients and clinician's theoretical orientation
b) overreliance on intelligence testing and failure to use structured
interviews
c) clinical judgment and differences in the way different people present
their symptoms
d) reliance on insurance regulations and misunderstanding the language
of ethnically diverse clients
Question 2
During a lecture in abnormal psychology, the professor describes the DSM-IV-TR as a multiaxial system of classification. Your friend missed the class and asks you for your notes. He is confused when he comes across the term multiaxial.
How will you explain this term to your friend?
a) DSM-IV-TR offers a variety of possible etiologies.
b) Diverse information is required for each case.
c) A diagnosis requires input from several clinicians.
d) An individual must show all symptoms of a disorder in order to receive a
diagnosis.
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