Abnormal Psychology-Substance Use Disorder
The Case Study is: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (Case study 4)
(1) Explain what the purpose of a clinical assessment is.
(2) Identify a commonly used instruments clinicians or psychologists use to screen for a particular disorder and why it would be used. Note, the DSM-5 is not a screening instrument. An instrument helps to identify if a patient is experiencing the symptoms listed in the DSM-5. An example of an instrument is the Beck Depression Inventory that screens for symptoms Major Depressive Disorder, or the PC-PTSD that is designed to screen for post- traumatic stress disorder.
(3) During a clinical assessment, why would a clinician consider the level of severity of a patient’s symptoms?.
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