If a Clinician Had Only 15 Minutes to Conduct a Preliminary

question 17

Essay

If a clinician had only 15 minutes to conduct a preliminary clinical interview, which information should he or she try to get, and why?

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Definitions:

Organisational Psychology

A field of psychology that studies human behavior in workplace settings and applies psychological principles to organizational challenges.

Implicit Personality Theory

A psychological concept suggesting that individuals use a set of assumptions to make inferences about the personalities of others based on limited observable traits.

Primacy Effect

The psychological phenomenon where the first pieces of information presented to an individual have a greater impact on their perception and memory than information that comes later.

Negativity Bias

The psychological tendency to pay more attention and give more weight to negative than positive experiences or information.