Sean Is Participating in a Clinical Assessment

question 46

Multiple Choice

Sean is participating in a clinical assessment. The psychologist is asking him questions about the severity of his symptoms and how they have persisted or changed over time. Sean is also asked about behaviours related to personality strengths and weaknesses. The psychologist might also consider including both a personality assessment and

• A) neuropsychological tests.
• B) physiological assessment tools.
• C) neurobehavioural tests.
• D) functional-analytic tests.

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Definitions:

Top-down Processing

A cognitive process that starts with thoughts or expectations to make sense of information, rather than beginning with the sensory input.

Peripheral Vision

The part of vision that occurs outside the very center of gaze, allowing humans to perceive stimuli not in direct line of sight.

Prosopagnosia

A brain disorder marked by an inability to identify facial features.

Priming

A technique in psychology used to train people's memory both in positive and negative ways by presenting information that influences the response to subsequent stimuli without awareness of the connection.