Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ipsative, Piat, Mental Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: Graham Reid

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Isabella is 3 years old, and frequently demands attention, overreacts, and refuses to go to bed. These behaviours are considered ____: common because of her age, diagnosable as clinical disorders, signs of an overly sensitive child, early warning signs of future difficulties. Make educated guess as to the important ones. A: need to know concepts for sure but facts are important in learning the concepts. What are the steps in clinical decision-making: referral, presenting problem, clinical assessment, clinical decision, case-formulation/diagnosis, feedback, treatment. Usually going to be adult to notice problem first rare that child will bring it up first. Summarizes the child"s unique behaviours, thoughts, and feelings that together make up the features of the child"s psychological disorder. Analyzing information and drawing conclusions about the nature or cause of the problem, and in some cases, assigning a formal diagnosis: diagnosis.