Which of the following statements are TRUE about paradigms?
A)Data gathered by researchers subscribing to different paradigms are not necessarily incompatible with one another.
B)The genetic paradigm offers a "complete" conceptualization of psychopathology.
C)The diathesis stress model is not considered a paradigm.
D)Clinical cases are seldom conceptualized using more than one paradigm.

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Data gathered by researchers subscribing to different paradigms can complement and build upon one another, rather than being incompatible.

Answer: B 
 No paradigm offers a "complete" conceptualization of psychopathology, as different paradigms focus on different aspects and levels of analysis.

Answer: C 
 The diathesis stress model is not a paradigm, but rather a theoretical framework used within various paradigms to explain the development of psychopathology.

Answer: None 
 The statement about clinical cases is false - it is not uncommon for clinicians to use multiple paradigms to conceptualize and treat a case, depending on the client's needs and the clinician's training and theoretical orientation.

Which of the Following Statements Are TRUE About Paradigms