Since Hal only has two symptoms of depression, and a diagnosis of the disorder requires that four symptoms be present, a clinician operating on the basis of the medical model would

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A clinician operating on the basis of the medical model would adhere to the diagnostic criteria, which require a specific number of symptoms to be present for a diagnosis. Since Hal only has two symptoms and four are required, the clinician would not diagnose him with the disorder.

Since Hal Only Has Two Symptoms of Depression, and a Diagnosis