Clinical Assessment What other information would you like to learn during the interview with the family? What questions would you ask? I would have asked what has recently changed at home‚ (ex. changes in daily schedule‚ behavior‚ attitudes‚ or even discipline.) especially around the time the daughter’s behavior changed. Are there any changes at school? In addition to the clinical interview‚ what other clinical assessment tools should you consider? Why? The clinical assessments tools
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Abnormal Psychology Chapter 3 Notes: Clinical Assessment‚ Diagnoses and Treatment Clinical practioners main focus when faced with new clients is to gather ideographic information (individuals information) about them and understand them and their difficulties. Clinical Assessment Assessment: the collecting of relevant information in an effort to reach a conclusion. Goes on in every realm of life (picking cereal or clothes) Clinical Assessment: used to determine how and why a person
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2. Assignment: Clinical Assessment Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter‚ Clara‚ to see Dr. Mason‚ a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason‚ but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums‚ during which she is inconsolable. Her sleep and eating patterns have changed‚ and she no longer
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are many approaches to clinical psychology; the four major approaches are in psychodynamic‚ cognitive-behavioral‚ humanistic‚ and family systems. Using the four major approaches contributes to the effectiveness in treatment by identifying the goals of each approach. The paper will break down the approaches‚ goals‚ techniques‚ and the overall approaches used. Philosophical Origins of Clinical Psychology ApproachesAs Thomas Plante (2005) cleverly suggested‚ clinical psychology is both a science and
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Ethical boundaries in clinical psychology is best explained as being those that are crossed and then those in which are consider to be in direct violation of patient professional care. Working in the healthcare industry when boundiares become crossed between that of the patient and medical profession there becomes an issue with what treatment plans is best suitable as well as the overall relationship between both parties. Boundary violation has the potential to be harmful to a patient which could
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no longer wants to go to preschool. Create a response to each of the following questions: What other information would you like to learn during the interview with the family? What questions would you ask? In addition to the clinical interview‚ what other clinical assessment tools should you consider? Why? Although you need more information to begin treatment‚ what factors might you take into consideration in designing an effective intervention for this family? If you were preparing to diagnose
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Psy/270 Clinical Assessment Shirley L Nieves March 9‚ 2013 1- These are the questions I would ask the parents: * At what age was Clara adopted? * How long has this been going on? * Does she have a good relationship with the parents? * What are Claras sleeping and eating patterns? * How are the parents handling Claras tantrums? * How is Claras relationship with her teacher at her preschool? * How does Clara interact with her classmates? 2- I would use a few tools for the
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something‚ or would she just suddenly get angry? Also‚ are there children at the school that may be picking on her‚ or could a teacher be acting inappropriately with Clara? How have her sleep patterns changed? • In addition to the clinical interview‚ what other clinical assessment tools should you consider? Why? We need to figure out how her behavior has changed besides just the tantrums. We need to consider the behavior of the parents. Are they having any stress I their life with each other
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The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between culture and the clinical practice of psychological assessment. Over the past decade‚ psychologists have come under criticism for maintaining a mainstream cultural status quo in clinical practice. In particular‚ indigenous peoples throughout the world have pointed out that clinical psychologists‚ in both research and practice‚ have not successfully been able to understand or deliver culturally appropriate services due to Psychology’s
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Clinical Assessment Your Name Psy/270 March 15‚ 2011 Instructor’s Name Clinical Assessment I would being by asking Mr. and Mrs. Lawson basic questions concerning the family’s history regarding any similar symptoms that other family members may have displayed. I would also ask if there were any changes in the family setting‚ such as relocating or if other family members have recently relocated. I would also ask Mr. and Mrs. Lawson specific details about the symptoms regarding Clara’s eating
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