You are a child psychologist doing an evaluation of an 8-year-old girl, Ramona.After you finish interviewing Ramona, you talk with her mother to get a history.During your discussion with Ramona's mother, you notice that she often smacks her lips, blinks her eyes, and thrusts her tongue out of her mouth.With what additional information do these observations of Ramona's mother provide you?

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The observations of lip smacking, eye blinking, and tongue thrusting are indicative of tardive dyskinesia, a potential side effect of long-term use of antipsychotic medications. This suggests that Ramona's mother may have been taking such medication, possibly for schizophrenia or another psychiatric condition.

You Are a Child Psychologist Doing an Evaluation of an 8-Year-Old