PSYC 353 Lecture Notes - Dementia, Eating Disorder, Psychotherapy
27 Feb 2014
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Normative age changes can mimic certain mental disorders. Look to nature of relationships as key to understanding psychopathology: young expanding relationships, old contracting relationships. Paranoia or health suspicion: i. e. not wanting to sit near someone with a cough after hearing about h1n1 on the news. Life-cycle factors: examine behavior in point-of-life" context. Minimum data set instrument used in many parts of canada as a means of planning care and treatment for medical and psychological problems. Physical health thorough assessment is essential. Cognitive functioning important to determine extent to which abnormal changes are discriminated from normative change: psychological functioning is assessed through interviews, observations, and tests of questions. Functional capacity entails determining whether adult has difficulty with activities of daily living: often look at their ability to use the phone, take medication, and cook food. Social factors ties with one"s social network, content of interactions with members of network, and number and quantity of interaction.
