137. Parents bring their 10-year-old child for an evaluation due to concerns about the child's reported difficulty paying attention in class and completing assignments in the expected time. Parents report that the child has trouble staying on task while doing homework
assignments and they are concerned that the child has an attention disorder. At the
completion of the evaluation, the psychiatrist requests that both a parent and teacher fill out
a rating scale. The parent ratings fall into the clinical range, but the teacher's ratings do not
meet criteria for a clinical problem. How should the psychiatrist account for the
differences in observed ratings?
A. The child is exaggerating the problems due to dislike of school.
B. The child's symptoms are mild and don't require further evaluation.
C. Parents arc overly concerned about the child's school performance.
D. The teacher is too busy and overworked to notice the child's difficulties.
E. Rating discrepancies by different observers are common in clinical practice