Case Study 1 (to be used for Items 1 through 5) Six weeks in…

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Cаse Study 1 (tо be used fоr Items 1 thrоugh 5) Six weeks into the school yeаr, Vаleria, an eight-year-old girl, is referred for evaluation in her public school due to her teacher’s concerns. The teacher, Ms. Knox, reports that Valeria seems withdrawn, and generally does not speak or participate in class, even in group work with peers. She will sometimes speak to Ms. Knox one-on-one, but even then her voice is very soft and hesitant. Ms. Knox used to call on Valeria to give answers but she looked uncomfortable.  Ms. Knox says that Valeria also looks distracted in class, often looking down or out the classroom window.  Her academic performance so far is a bit variable but generally ok; on various teacher-made assessments, her test scores range from 75% to 89%.   1. What are two DSM disorders that occur to you, based just on this referral information (you should not use information from other questions on this exam) as likely possibilities, assuming that clinical-level psychopathology is present? Why do each of these possibilities make sense to you? Finally, using Achenbach’s empirical taxonomy, what broad cluster of psychopathology would appear to be most relevant here?

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