PSYC31H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Sleep Deprivation, Free Recall
14 Oct 2016
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Diagnostic questions: concern the nature of the patient"s symptoms and complaints in terms of their etiology and prognosis. I. e. , ask whether the patient has a neuropsychologically relevant condition, and if so what. These questions are typically asked when patients are referred for a neuropsychological evaluation following the emergence of a cognitive or behavioral problem without an established etiology. Differential diagnosis: questions concerning the nature of the patient"s condition. Can sometimes hinge on data from the personal history, the nature of the onset of the condition, and the circumstances surrounding its onset. The diagnostic process involves the successive elimination of alternative possibilities, or hypotheses. Descriptive questions: inquire into the characteristics of the patient"s condition. I. e. , ask how the patient"s problem is expressed. Serial studies question whether the condition has changed from a previous examination. Questions about the patient"s competencies may be at least as important as those about.
