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PSY 270 Clinical Assessment

This assignment involves the study of clinical assessment techniques in psychology, focusing on diagnostic processes and patient evaluations.

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    PSY 270 Clinical Assessment *Please be sure to use this tutorial as a guide only. Do not plagiarize and do not resell as your own work. If you have any questions or problems with the tutorial please get a hold of me before leaving any negative feedback and I will resolve the issue. If you have trouble opening or viewing the files please contact me and I will fix the problem as soon as I can. Sometimes instructors change the syllabus so if the material does not match your syllabus please let me know. If I do not respond right away please be patient, I do have a full - time job and I try to check my messages once a day. Thanks and good luck!!! : - ) PSY 270 Clinical Assessment What other information would you like to learn during the interview with the family? What questions would you ask? Clara was adopted by the Lawson’s, which means that her genetic makeup differs from that of Mr. and Mrs. Lawson. Since Clara’s condition could be due to a genetic predisposition I would need to find out information about Clara’s biological mother and father and whether or not they suffered from any psychological abnormalities or disorders. It would also be beneficial to ask at what age Clara was adopted by the Lawson’ s. I would also need to know whether or not the Lawson’s had any existing issues within their relationship (are they arguing in front of Clara ? ) because such behavior can also impact Clara’s behavior. If Clara was not adopted at birth it would be helpful to know about her experiences prior to being adopted by the Lawson’s because her current behavior could be a result of her past experiences (prior to adoption). Since Clara has only recently developed severe temper tantrums it would also be relevant to find out if there have been any traumatic events or changes in Clara’s life that could possibly be responsible for the changes in her behavior. In addition to the clinical interview, what other clinical assessment tools should you consider? Why? Since Clara is so young clinical assessments are somewhat limited. One type of clinical assessment tool that I would consider in Clara’s case would be projective tests, particularly the Rorschach test and drawings (Comer, 2005 , p. 72 ) . Clara might find it difficult to explain exactly who she is and how she feels about things, so doing projective tests would help giv e me a better idea of these aspects . While projective tests are not completely reliable in all cases I do believe that in Clara’s case it would help give me some insight into Clara’s world.

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