Your book describes how treatment rates of children’s disorders has increased by 24% in the past decade. Does this indicate that overall prevalence of disorder has increased? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Not necessarily. It could just be that the prevalence has stayed the same and more people are getting treated; correlation does not imply causation.
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a. Psychodynamic, Behavioral, and Humanistic Counseling b. Freudian, Adlerian, and Jungian Counseling c. Counseling Skills, Relationship Building, and Knowledge of Mental Disorders d. Feminist Approaches, Developmental Theory, and Narrative Therapy
There are __________ federally recognized reservations with __________ state-recognized reservations
a. 200; 16 b. 245; 30 c. 314; 46 d. 563; 64
If a client has a visual impairment, the counselor should:
A) ?read the instrument to the client. B) ?find a reader with a monotone voice. C) ?have the instrument translated into Braille. D) ?see if there are procedures for adapting the instrument.
Which of the following best describes a standardized test?
A. It allows for highly accurate measurements, regardless of cultural factors. B. It is designed to avoid characterizing people unnecessarily. C. It attempts to insure that administration, scoring, and other testing procedures are universal for all clients. D. It is generally free from biases based on sex, gender, race, or socio-economic status.