Personal Biases Hindering
Diagnosis
A description of at least two personal biases that might prevent a clinician from
accurately assessing and diagnosing cases of abuse and explain why? Also, I
need to explain how he/she might address the personal bias to reduce errors in
diagnosis.
Generally, abuse is a term used to
describe harmful treatment toward a person. This term may include physical
abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, and neglect (OHA, 2012).
Abuse may occur across the life span. Additionally, cases of abuse may not be
unique to one particular race, gender, age, or economic class. As a result, the
recognition of abuse might pose as challenging as the treatment. Psychologists
may make assumptions about symptoms and patterns of abuse that may lead to
error in assessment and diagnosis.
