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Dr. Hammond, a _____ psychologist, administers intelligence and personality tests to adults in order to diagnose and treat certain psychological disorders.

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This question lacks options, options are:

A. clinical

B. personality

C. community

D. social

The correct anwer is A.

Step-by-step explanation:

The intelligence and personality tests are validated scientific instruments, which allow to measure the intellectual capacity, aptitudes, abilities and competences of a person. Clinical psychology studies the elements that have some kind of incidence in psychological disorders or maladaptive behavior of people with the aim of restoring their psychological balance. Thus, the clinical psychologist is the one who is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of abnormal behavior, one that involves a disorder for the person himself and / or for others.

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