The primary purpose of diagnosis is to:
A) ?provide a description of client's symptoms in a way that is understandable to others.
B) ?provide a label for the client.
C) ?determine what the client's prognosis will be.
D) ?describe for the client into which category their symptoms fall.
C
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a. cocaine b. benzodiazepines c. alcohol d. heroin
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a. had no impact on neuropsychology within the hospital setting. b. stimulated a greater use for evidence-based research. c. provided a greater opportunity for testing for those with and without insurance. d. provided clear guidelines for testing, decreasing the likelihood of ethical dilemmas in respect to determining who needs testing. e. two of the above
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a. DSM diagnostic language b. symptom duration c. behavioral descriptions d. frequency