A personality assessment such as the Piers-Harris Children’s self-concept scale- second edition may be considered for Hoyda. This self-report inventory can give us a better understanding of Hoyda’s own self-concept. A personality assessment may be useful to understand Hoyda better and to point at her strengths. This test can also push the diagnosis toward something different such as Oppositional defiant disorder, adjustment disorder, etc. This test can showcase attitudes, characteristics, needs and motivations that drive Hoyda’s lack of attention. It will be important to keep in mind that this assessment will represent a product of states and traits that will not set until she is about 30 years old. Furthermore, temporarily states may impact
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The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth edition (WISC-IV) is recommended for children age six to 16 that will be tested individually. This assessment will tell us if Hoyda needs accommodation at school, and may clarify the reason of her behavioral problems (lack of attention). As a level C instrument, we would have to refer Hoyda to a psychologist. This test can help us figure if Hoyda has a learning disability or an intellectual disability that can explain her lack of attention. The WISC-IV will measure Hoyda’s intellectual ability and Hoyda’s brain strengths. It will be important to keep in mind when looking at Hoyda’s result that if any cognitive deficiency is observed it can be the result of social, language, or cultural deprivation or a bias in test scores linked to her upbringing (parents first generation of immigrants from Egypt). Furthermore, this assessment could show that Hoyda is gifted and that her lack of attention is due to boredom. Finally, intelligence assessment can suggest doing some neuropsychological assessment especially if Hoyda’s biological assessment and clinical assessment suggest that she may have suffered from any type of traumatic brain injury or is suffering from symptoms typical of Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease or HIV …show more content…
The clinical assessment, meaning the intake interview and the MSE that the counselor would do would try to find symptoms that could explain Hoyda’s difficulties. The ABCPI and the ASEBA would provide information from her parents and herself about the eventual presence of AD/HD but also anxiety, affective problems, which could be the roots of her lack of attention. The Piers-Harris 2 as a personality assessment tool can give us a better understanding on how Hoyda define herself. It is mentioned that she only connects with students from other countries. It can provide us with information about how she perceives herself in her school setting and in her family. The Conners 3, a behavioral assessment, will give us information related to AD/HD but also about how her parents and teachers see her. What type of behavior is typical of Hoyda and to what symptoms can they relate? The analysis of the context can provide us with triggers to her behavior. Finally, assessing her intelligence with the WISC-IV will give us information about her cognitive ability and eventual learning difficulties she may be
The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth edition (WISC-IV) is recommended for children age six to 16 that will be tested individually. This assessment will tell us if Hoyda needs accommodation at school, and may clarify the reason of her behavioral problems (lack of attention). As a level C instrument, we would have to refer Hoyda to a psychologist. This test can help us figure if Hoyda has a learning disability or an intellectual disability that can explain her lack of attention. The WISC-IV will measure Hoyda’s intellectual ability and Hoyda’s brain strengths. It will be important to keep in mind when looking at Hoyda’s result that if any cognitive deficiency is observed it can be the result of social, language, or cultural deprivation or a bias in test scores linked to her upbringing (parents first generation of immigrants from Egypt). Furthermore, this assessment could show that Hoyda is gifted and that her lack of attention is due to boredom. Finally, intelligence assessment can suggest doing some neuropsychological assessment especially if Hoyda’s biological assessment and clinical assessment suggest that she may have suffered from any type of traumatic brain injury or is suffering from symptoms typical of Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease or HIV …show more content…
The clinical assessment, meaning the intake interview and the MSE that the counselor would do would try to find symptoms that could explain Hoyda’s difficulties. The ABCPI and the ASEBA would provide information from her parents and herself about the eventual presence of AD/HD but also anxiety, affective problems, which could be the roots of her lack of attention. The Piers-Harris 2 as a personality assessment tool can give us a better understanding on how Hoyda define herself. It is mentioned that she only connects with students from other countries. It can provide us with information about how she perceives herself in her school setting and in her family. The Conners 3, a behavioral assessment, will give us information related to AD/HD but also about how her parents and teachers see her. What type of behavior is typical of Hoyda and to what symptoms can they relate? The analysis of the context can provide us with triggers to her behavior. Finally, assessing her intelligence with the WISC-IV will give us information about her cognitive ability and eventual learning difficulties she may be