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This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of the Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scale. It is reviewed in the general context of psychometric analysis instruments. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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differ, and often quite considerably. As perspectives differ, it can often be difficult to communicate findings and understandings that advance the field, even if the object of all these theoretical
perspectives is ultimately the same. For this reason, modern psychology has often found the need to develop various tools for quantifying the psychological process, such that results and findings become
more precise and arguably objective. For instance, one might consider a therapist examining a client. Through the lens of one theoretical perspective, the therapist might find the client to be
suffering from a neurotic disorder and prescribe psychotherapy. From another perspective, the therapist might find the same client to be suffering from a chemical imbalance and in need of medical
intervention. From yet another perspective, the therapist might find the same client suffering from a cognitive dysfunction and in need of behavioral therapy. Whatever the case, however, there is some
need for diagnoses to be made in a manner that is coherent across different practices and perspectives. In such a case, metrics and scales are often utilized. Therapists from a
wide range of backgrounds can then examine the objective scores on these metrics and scales and immediately gain an understanding of the client that is arguably less distorted by theoretical
bias. This paper will explore one such metric in depth, examining its contents, as well as its scoring provisions: the Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scale, or CAARS. In a practical
evaluation, the Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scale has a great deal of utility, especially in the United States, where diagnoses of ADHD are high. For some, even the suggestion that
an adult might suffer from ADHD can seem strange, because the prevailing cultural perception of the disorder is that it is something children are diagnosed with. While this is often
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