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lindiwe

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The job of the clinician, when employing the DSM system, is to:
 
  a. find the best underlying themes for explaining the client's symptoms.
  b. find the best clinical evidence to begin treatment.
  c. find the best match between what the counselor observes, and the criteria for the different clinically significant patterns.
 d. find the best treatment plan for the client's primary complaints.

Question 2

The DSM is a classification system that is based on sets of information made up of observable features. In other words, the system is:
 
  a. nomoclamatic.
  b. idioclamatic.
  c. criterion-referenced.
  d. symptom-referenced.



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Answer to Question 2

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