What did Miller, Duncan, and Hubble (2002) find about the presenting problem?

a. The probability of a successful outcome in even the most challenging cases could be improved by accommodating treatment to the client’s perceptions of the presenting complaint.
b. The probability of a successful outcome in even the most challenging cases could be improved by selecting interventions that were scientifically proven to work for the client’s diagnosis.
c. The probability of a successful outcome in even the most challenging cases could be improved by accurately diagnosing the client according to the DSM-IV.
d. The probability of a successful outcome in even the most challenging cases could be improved by simply accommodating treatment to the counselor’s perceptions of the presenting complaint.
e. The presenting problem is rarely the real problem. The therapist becomes a sleuth to figure out what is really wrong.


Answer: a

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