Alan is training his psychology supervisees in clinical interviewing and how to acquire information about a patient. In doing so, he explains the distinction between symptoms and signs, which is that __________.

A) symptoms are complaints by the patient, while signs are behaviors or physiological measures that accompany the symptoms
B) signs are complaints by the patient, and symptoms are behaviors or physiological measures that accompany the signs
C) signs are complaints by the patient, while a symptom is a recurring pattern of signs
D) none of the above

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mohammad maviya · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Symptoms are subjective experiences or complaints reported by the patient, while signs are objective measures or behaviors that accompany the symptoms and can be observed by the clinician.

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