What is the primary risk of applying a semistructured interview too rigidly when working to make an initial assessment of a client's particular difficulties?
a. It can inhibit the patient from volunteering important information that was not specifically asked about.
b. It eliminates the validity of the interview since it is not being given in a standardized way.
c. It eliminates the need for an actual person to administer the interview; that is, it creates the potential for a computer to gather exactly the same information.
d. It can lead to an underdiagnosis (false-negative) when a person truly does suffer from a psychological condition.
Ans: a. It can inhibit the patient from volunteering important information that was not specifically asked about.
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