Problem

Solutions For Abnormal Psychology Chapter 3 Problem 5TY

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Solution 1

Clinical assessment of any psychological problem involves a series of steps designed to gather information of a patient in order to make decisions about the nature, status and treatment of the psychological problems and is begins with the referral questions like the age, medical condition, and symptoms.

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One of the major aspects of the assessment is to determine an individual’s diagnosis as it involves the identification of the illness and planning a treatment. Typically this diagnosis is done after a clinical interview with the patient.

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Using different assessment instruments the clinicians gather information from the other sources also to understand the person’s psychological status.

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These clinical assessments are repeated at regular intervals to evaluate the patient’s progress. The outcome evaluation tells us whether the patient’s are becoming better after the treatment is finished.

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Hence the option b is not correct.

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Thus a clinical assessment degree of change is measured in terms of clinical significance. It addresses if the patient level of disorder is improved or not as a result of treatment and see that the patient has no longer has symptoms of that disorder.

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Hence the correct option is .