In many ways it is more difficult to make a psychological diagnosis than a medical one, because
a. psychological diagnoses rely on interpretations of a person's action, whereas medical diagnoses rely on physical evidence.
b. those who make psychological diagnoses are not as well trained as those who make medical diagnoses.
c. those who make psychological diagnoses are not as familiar with the symptoms of mental illness as those in the medical profession.
d. of the greater number of psychological illnesses when compared to medical illnesses.
Answer: a. psychological diagnoses rely on interpretations of a person's action, whereas medical diagnoses rely on physical evidence.
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