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I would also be very troubled of the possibility that mass testing in children would, itself, cause some degree of anxiety. I know I don't enjoy being tested.
by DancesWTurtles 4y ago
I would also be very troubled of the possibility that mass testing in children would, itself, cause some degree of anxiety. I know I don't enjoy being tested.
- juve1996 4y agoI feel this is an overreaction. Nothing wrong with having a quick mental checkup along with your physical.
- DancesWTurtles 4y agoMy point is that taking a physical does not change your physical attributes; being asked "are you nervous?" can't give a proper answer because the question, by itself, changes the outcome. Like the "whatever you do, don't think of a pink elephant" thing.
- juve1996 4y agoI'd assume that a mental health screening would be designed to work with children and their caretakers to avoid these scenarios. In any case, this is only an argument for the lower half of kids. They're starting at 8 years old. They aren't toddlers. If there are enough troubling signs, you look into it a little more. It might be nothing, it might be something to work on.