______ refers to the success of a therapy in actual clinical settings in which client problems may be diagnostically complex.

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Effectiveness refers to the success of a therapy in real-world clinical settings, where clients may present with complex diagnostic issues, and is therefore a better choice than efficacy (which often refers to the success of a therapy in controlled research settings with carefully screened participants). Exposure and response prevention refers to a specific type of therapy, and internal validity refers to the extent to which a study accurately measures what it claims to measure, neither of which are the best choice to fill in the blank in this question.

______ Refers to the Success of a Therapy in Actual