The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner
Chapter One
ACADEMIC UNDERACHIEVEMENT
BEHAVIORAL DEFINITIONS
1. History of academic performance that is below the expected level, given the
client's measured intelligence or performance on standardized achievement
tests.
2. Repeated failure to complete homework assignments on time.
3. Poor organization or study skills.
4. Frequent tendency to postpone doing homework assignments in favor of
engaging in recreational and leisure activities.
5. Positive family history of members having academic problems, failures, or
disinterest.
6. Feelings of depression, insecurity, and low self-esteem that interfere with
learning and academic progress.
7. Recurrent pattern of engaging in acting out, disruptive, and negative
attention-seeking behaviors when encountering frustration in learning.
8. Heightened anxiety that interferes with performance during tests.
9. Parents place excessive or unrealistic pressure on the clie ... read full excerpt from The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner ebook
