Why Does Accurate Psychological Assessment of Children and Youth Differ

question 19

Multiple Choice

Why does accurate psychological assessment of children and youth differ from adults?

• A) Rapid cognitive development
• B) Rapid physical development
• C) Rapid emotional development
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Resistance

The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.

Unconscious

Part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behavior and emotions.

Unconditional Positive Regard

A concept in client-centered therapy proposing that the therapist accepts and supports the client regardless of what the client says or does.

Transference

A phenomenon in psychoanalysis where patients project feelings about figures from their past onto their therapist.