PA WEEK 4: Assessment of Children

In general, what do you need to consider when testing children?

What are the differences between assessing adults and children?

Why do we assess children?

What are the three major externalising disorders in childhood?

What is externalising behaviour?

What is internalising behaviour?

What are the symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder?

What are the symptoms of conduct disorder?

What are the symptoms of ADHD?

What is the prevalence of ADHD?

What are the four common co-morbidities of ADHD?

What is ADHD?

What are the treatments for ADHD?

What are the types of anxiety disorders?

What are the features of anxiety disorders?

What are the developmental features (or differences in children) of anxiety disorders?

What is the prevalence of anxiety disorders in childhood?

What are the most common anxiety disorders for children under 13?

What are the most common anxiety disorders in adolescents?

What are the common co-morbidities and risks for anxiety disorder?

What are some of the main genogram symbols?

What are some formal (standardised) methods of assessment?

What are some informal (unstandardised) methods of assessment?

What are the similarities between parent, child and adolescent interviews?

What are the differences between parent, child and adolescent interviews?

What are the major types of projective tests used for children?

How useful are the projective tests for children?