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Testing
Psychological
Psychological
testing is mostly focused on three domains:
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a)
Cognitive Functioning: What are the strengths and weaknesses
relative to verbal comprehension, spatial and nonverbal reasoning
skills, memory and attention, problem solving, impulse control
and judgment?
b) Academic Functioning: Is the student at grade level
according to national norms? Is there evidence of learning disabilities?
What has school performance dropped off? Are there specific
reasons for why this student struggles and what remedies are
called for? What are reasonable academic expectations?
c) Emotional Functioning: Is there an underlying emotional
cause that explains this child's behavior? Testing will most
often uncover evidence of depression, anxiety, defiance and
anger, eating and sleep disorders, identity and self-esteem
functioning, substance abuse, social insensitivity, and childhood
abuse. An assessment of risk for self-harm and suicide, aggression
and compliance with treatment will be made.
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