You Are a Child Psychologist Doing an Evaluation of an Eight-Year-Old

question 31

Multiple Choice

You are a child psychologist doing an evaluation of an eight-year-old girl, Ramona. After you finish interviewing Ramona, you talk with her mother to get a history. During your discussion with Ramona's mother, you notice that she often smacks her lips, blinks her eyes, and thrusts her tongue out of her mouth. These observations of Ramona's mother suggest that Ramona's mother ____.

• A) is in the early stages of Parkinson's disease
• B) is nervous and might have something to hide
• C) is high on "speed" or "crack"
• D) has been taking an antipsychotic medication for some time and thus might have schizophrenia

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