Key points with respect to diagnosis include all of the following EXCEPT
a. clients should not be told the diagnosis that has been assigned to them.
b. counselors must be alert to sources of bias against women and minority group members in the diagnostic process.
c. counselors should cooperate with physicians when clients may have a physical condition that is contributing to their mental or emotional problems or when they could benefit from taking medications for their condition.
d. multicultural considerations are of paramount importance in diagnosis because all mental disorders occur in and are defined by a cultural context.
e. counselors are guilty of insurance fraud when they do not diagnosis honestly and accurately and they can be subject to both civil and criminal liability.
a
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The professional counselor's __________ are present in interactions with the public
a. style of helping b. manner c. setting d. All of the above.
In this type of training, the client tries out new behaviors with an accepting counselor in a form of behavioral rehearsal:
A. Play Therapy B. Role Playing C. Expressive D. Communication
The therapist of a battered woman encourages her to push for societal change by writing letters to law makers. This therapist most likely follows which feminist philosophy?
a. Cultural feminism b. Liberal feminism c. Radical feminism d. Postmodern feminism
In IPT, persistent patterns of social isolation are most likely the result of:
a. role disputes. c. social skills deficits. b. negative role transitions. d. early childhood losses.