Describe how a clinician might best conduct a comprehensive evaluation of a child who is experiencing several somatic complaints

What will be an ideal response?


• Interviews with parent, child, and others (i.e., teachers)
• Self-report
• Rating scales
• Medical assessment
• Clinical observations
• Answer must emphasize consideration of both medical and psychological factors as well as coordination between these two professional communities

Psychology

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a. systematic; error b. within-groups; error c. total; error d. within-groups; total

Psychology

A researcher randomly assigns participants to taste and rate their liking for a flavored drink that is mixed with a high-calorie or zero-calorie sweetener. In this example, the ______ is the control group and the ______ is the experimental group.

A. flavored drink group; unflavored drink group B. high-calorie group; zero-calorie group C. zero-calorie group; high-calorie group D. unflavored drink group; flavored drink group

Psychology

What are cumulative trauma disorders?

a) dissociative disorders resulting from job stress b) damage to internal organs resulting from serious work-related accidents c) damage to tendons, joints, and muscles due to excessive stress or physical damage d) psychological symptoms that occur when people engage in high stress occupations such as firefighting

Psychology

Which school of thought in psychology used the method of trained introspection in research studies?

a. phrenology b. structuralism c. functionalism d. psychoanalysis

Psychology