18. Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of conductingassessments 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'sability 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 establishrapport with that client.