PSYC31H3 Lecture Notes - Fanca, Paroxysmal Attack, Dementia
10 Mar 2013
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Basic data of examinations = behavioural observation. In order to get meaningful data of patient"s behaviour need to have made or obtained reports of many different kinds of observations including historical and demographic information. Different kinds of examination data : background data. Are essential for providing the context in which current observation can be best understood. Need developmental and medical history, family background, educational and occupation accomplishment (or failures), and patient"s current living situation and level of social functioning. Examiner must taken into account a number of patient variables: sensory and motor status, altertness cycles and fatigability, medication regimen and likelihood of drug and alcohol dependency. Different kinds of examination data : behavioural observation. Patient"s conduct in examination is useful too documented & evaluated as attitudes towards the examination, conversation or silence, the appropriateness of their demeanour and social responses. Different kinds of examination data : test data. Observation expressed as either numerically (=quantities data) or descriptively (=qualitative data)
