Demitria's Flashcard

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Nathan is a 13 year old boy, referred for an assessment of his intellectual functioning following concerns of school staff and parents about his low achievement levels that have become more of an issue in his first year of high school. Results of testing using the WISC show FSIQ in the very low range, with all index scores within this range. From this information you can conclude:

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Nathan may have an intellectual disability but further assessment of adaptive behaviour is needed.

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At your request, your client Lucy completed the sixteen personality factors questionnaire. As you generate her profile, you discover that Lucy falls at the 92nd percentile for Impression Management. What would be the most appropriate way to proceed?

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Finalise her profile as her impression management would not be considered problematic

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When reflecting the feeling back to a client who is emotive in session, how should you connect the feeling expressed?

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Connect the feeling expressed to the circumstances noted by the client in a 'you feel x because y' manner.

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A 7 year old is referred for treatment of anxiety. Her mother completes the Child behavior checklist, and her teacher completes the Teacher Report form. Her mother's responses place the child's scores on the three internalising behaviour scales in the clinical range. However, her teacher's responses do not indicate any scores in the clinical range. What does this mean?

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The child is likely to have difficulties with anxiety that her mother notices, but that is not evident to a teacher in the school setting.

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You are referred a client for chronic pain and depression. Tells you they have seen multiple psychologists previously, very sceptical that treatment will be helpful. Decide to formally monitor his progress in treatment, using a measure of his progress in therapy. Which of the following would be the most appropriate measure of his perception of progress? DASS, BDI, PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE, K10, ORS - outcome rating scale

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ORS - outcome rating scale

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You are testing a 9yo with the SDQ. You are using the extended version (2 sided version), and in planning treatment you also want to consider the impact of his problems on his social functioning. What information is available about this in the extended SDQ?

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Information from the impact supplement

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You are referred a child with behaviour difficulties and you do a SDQ. Child scores very high on hyperactivity scale. What is the most appropriate next step?

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Continue doing a specific assessment of ADHD with clinical interview and other diagnostic tools

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You do an SDQ with a 10yo and when you score it you realise that this child has total difficulties score is in the 95th percentile. What is the best interpretation of this score?

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He has more difficulties than 95% of his peers

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You get referred a client who is having some memory difficulties following a motor accident. Administer WMS and scores very low on symbols span and average on the others. How would you interpret?

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Client may have impairment in visual working memory

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What is the main consideration when interpreting the BDI scores of a patient referred from the hospital diabetes service?

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The presence of physical symptoms