A major development in 1946 that supported clinical psychology as an applied field that offered psychotherapy was
a. the VA's launching of a program to support training in mental health disciplines.
b. the proliferation of child guidance clinics.
c. the development of psychoanalytic institutes.
d. the advent of professional organizations.
Question 2
Which of the following best explains why there is an ongoing debate regarding the empirical
validity of Asperger's disorder?
a. Much of the research has not used precise or comparable diagnostic criteria.
b. Neuropsychological studies have failed to find any difference in brain functioning
between children with autism and children with Asperger's disorder.
c. There is a lack of longitudinal studies comparing the developmental trajectories of
children with autism and children with Asperger's disorder.
d. a and c
e. a, b, and c