What strategies could a clinician use to assist clients in ways that are uncustomary to the current DSM system?

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: Students should describe strategies such as the four-front approach, incorporating developmental data, understanding cultural contexts for behaviors, and being open to using dimensional models rather than categorization for behaviors.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Going Beyond the DSM-5 Framework
Difficulty Level: Medium

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