DrThomas Is a Behavioral Clinical Psychologist Who Is Conducting an Assessment

Multiple Choice

Dr.Thomas is a behavioral clinical psychologist who is conducting an assessment of a child whose parents and teachers think he may be diagnosable with Oppositional Defiant Disorder.Dr.Thomas's focus during these assessments is probably on

A) oppositionality and defiance as personality traits within the child.
B) the underlying need for attention that may mediate the child's disruptive behavior.
C) the things the child does that are viewed by others as oppositional and defiant.
D) the child's unconscious wishes for discipline.