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kellyjaisingh

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New perceptions and experiences tend to be worked into our existing schemas, even if the new information must be distorted to fit them. This process is called
 
  a. accommodation.
  b. assimilation.
  c. appropriation.
  d. attribution.

Question 2

What is the goal of psychosocial assessment?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

b. assimilation.

Answer to Question 2

The goal of psychosocial assessment is to develop an understanding of how the client functions in his or her social environment. The focus is on how the client interacts with his or her social environment, as well as the elements that are present in that environment that might need to be addressed as part of treatment.



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