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Child Psych

Category - Consultation

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Which of the following behaviors should alert the parent of a 5-year-old to the probable need to consult a psychologist?
  1. Getting angry with one’s brother or sister while playing a game and throwing the game pieces all over the floor.
  2. Wanting to keep watching TV way past his bedtime for two nights in a row.
  3. Insisting on sleeping in the same room as the parents every night.
  4. Crying loudly in public because Mommy is getting Chinese takeout for dinner instead of taking the family to McDonald’s.
Explanation
Answer: C - One of the criteria for determining the likely need to consult a psychologist is to what extent the child’s inappropriate behavior is disrupting both the child’s and the parent’s everyday life. The kinds of behavior mentioned in options a, b, and are ordinary examples of typical young child behavior and short-lived episodes having no long term impact on either the child or the parents. Wanting to sleep in the same room as the parents every night, however, is not typical behavior for a 5-year-old and calls for professional evaluation.
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