Practitioners who favor the use of diagnostic procedures argue that such procedures enable the therapists to:
A. attach a label to the client, which stigmatizes them.
B. identify a diagnosis that will follow the client for the rest of their life, possibly keeping them from being accepted by any future insurance company.
C. identify a particular emotional or behavioral disorder, which helps in designing an appropriate treatment plan.
D. pick and choose which symptoms truly fit the client's problems in order to create a diagnosis that will be reimbursed by insurance and remain on the client's record for possible future problems.
Answer: C
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