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    Ethical Implications of Diagnosis

    What Ethical Implications of Diagnosis means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.

    Definition of Ethical Implications of Diagnosis

    Analysis of the 'patient' label and the potential for self-fulfilling prophecies. Credit responses that reference the social stigma associated with psychological problems and the power dynamics inherent in the clinician-client relationship.
    AQA · Psychological problems

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