In making a differential diagnosis, the psychologist performing the assessment gathers data from multiple sources and completes a process that is more extensive than a screening in order to determine the 1) likelihood that the patient has one disorder as opposed to another 2) likelihood that a psychological disorder is present 3) presence or absence of an organic basis for a specific disorder 4) presence or absence of psychological factors contributing to multiple disorders

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In making a differential diagnosis, the psychologist performing the assessment gathers data from multiple sources and completes a process that is more extensive than a screening in order to determine the 1) likelihood that the patient has one disorder as opposed to another 2) likelihood that a psychological disorder is present 3) presence or absence of an organic basis for a specific disorder 4) presence or absence of psychological factors contributing to multiple disorders

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Serenity Guzman · Answer 1

There is likelihood that the patient has one disorder as opposed to another

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The Psychologist perform differential diagnosis to gather various information from multiple sources and also performs an extensive screening because

In many cases the symptoms of two psychological disorder may be the same