Chapter 2

Question 1

The clinically-oriented diagnostician:

Answer 1

try to learn more about the specific personality and social context of his individual client. he allows the dialog to take on its own dynamics. He reaches diagnosis by using both the experiential knowledge that he has accumulated over time and his theories

Question 2

A statistically-oriented diagnostician:

Answer 2

Does not integrate the information through deliberation, but by using a formula.

Question 3

Diagnostician’s methods for preventing errors:

Answer 3

• Training
• Adhering to specifications, such as the hypothesis-based model and the use of empirically established rules for weighting and integrating information
• Clinicians and diagnosticians require feedback on the accuracy of their diagnosis