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Barnum effect
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a term applied in cases where statements that appear to be valid self-descriptions in actuality characterize almost everybody
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clinical interpretation
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a complex, inferential process in which the clinician considers the information at hand to conceptualize the problem and determine a course of action
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correlates
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related variables; clinicians employing a correlational orientation to patient data focus on the presumed behavioral, attitudinal, or emotional correlates of specific results
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quantitative or statistical approach
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an approach to clinical judgment and interpretation that uses formulas and statistical models to make predictions about clinical outcomes; once the formulas have been established, this approach involves no clinical decision making at all
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referral question
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the question about the patient that prompted the assessment
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samples
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specimens of behavior; one orientation to patient data views these data as samples of a larger pool of information about the patient
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signs
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markers of underlying characteristics; one orientation to patient data regards these data as signs of some underlying state or trait
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stereotyped beliefs
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fixed beliefs that may influence clinical judgment
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subjective or clinical approach
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an approach to clinical judgment and interpretation that is largely intuitive and experiential; subjective or clinical interpretation requires that the clinician be sensitive to information from a wide range of sources and make a series of inductive or deductive generalizations to link the observations and predict the outcome
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