PSY 280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attack
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Morgan obtains a score on a screening device for depression, which indicates the presence of significant depression. Morgan"s psychologist is most likely to do what at this point in the assessment process: refer morgan for in-patient hospitalization, recommend further evaluation, repeat the testing to determine reliability, begin therapy given the immediate risk. A psychologist is conducting an assessment of a child who appears to have high distractibility in a classroom setting. The psychologist is interested in what happens just before the child is distracted from a task, how the child behaves during the distracted period, and what happens immediately after the task disruption. In assessing the relationship between situational influences and behavior, the psychologist is using a(n) _____ analysis: topical, functional, structural, internal, remember when discussing disorders the appropriate and respectful language. Anxiety: common emotion characterized by physical symptoms and thoughts or worries that something bad will happen.
