PSY BEH 155C Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Unconscious Mind, Behaviour Therapy, Medical History
31 Jul 2018
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Labeling once a child is labeled, they could be treated differently: normative information. Why are children referred for treatment: aggressive, hyperactivity/disruptive in class, antisocial/disengaged, not meeting the milestones they should have for their age, extreme forms of problems that can be found in general population. What behaviors do they display: kids (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s sa(cid:455) e(cid:454)a(cid:272)tl(cid:455) ho(cid:449) the(cid:455) feel, becomes kind of a guessing game. Impulsive: nervous, does(cid:374)"t get alo(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith othe(cid:396) kids. Idiographic case formulation: obtain a detailed understanding of the individual child or family; primary focus: nomothetic formulation involves making general inferences about groups (e. g. , children w/ depression) Informs hypotheses at the ideographic level (individual cases) In what ways is this kid similar to other kids: purpose of clinical assessment, gather information in various ways. Learn about symptoms: description and diagnosis, prognosis, treatment planning, assessments are effective/meaningful if they result in practical and effective treatments, assessment informs treatment and behavior in therapy office.
