A client anxious about her children; to assess magnitude, the social worker asks her to log frequency of thoughts. Why is this used?

A client anxious about her children; to assess magnitude, the social worker asks her to log frequency of thoughts. Why is this used?

• A. it can be done easily, making it more likely that the frequency will be accurate
• B. it will help her better understand the problem, including its magnitude and scope
• C. it is less costly than other methods to track behavior frequency
• D. it will help reduce exaggeration as the client will know how often the thoughts occur

Answer: (B)