18. Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of conducting
assessments in the practice of clinical psychology?
(A)Conducting an assessment of a client enables data to be used for research,
and clinical outcomes to be generalized to other patients.
(B) Conducting an assessment builds the client's confidence in the therapist's
ability to help him/her.
(C) Conducting as assessment of a client enables classification, description,
and evaluation, and prediction of the client's circumstances.
(D)Conducting an assessment of a client allows the therapist to establish
rapport with that client.