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skinyballs
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4th-year medical student is performing a mental status
examination on a 78-year-old man with a history of Alzheimer disease and recent cognitive decline. She asks the patient what he would do if he found someone else's social security check mixed in with his own mail at home. Which of the following is the student testing in the mental status examination by asking this question?
A. Abstract thinking
B. Cognition
C. Insight
D. Intelligence
E. Judgment
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| Justice
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E. Judgment
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| Ivonne
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E
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| gr8doc
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E.
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| skinyballs
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Are you sure?
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| elitoki
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A. it is abstract thinking.
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Why can not be A???
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| Ivonne
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My position is still E
Abstract thought: Assess the patient's ability to determine similarities. Ask the patient how 2 items are alike. Assess the patient's ability to understand proverbs.
Insight
Assess the patients' understanding of the illness. To assess patients' insight to their illness, the interviewer may ask patients if they need help or if they believe their feelings or conditions are normal.
Judgment
Estimate the patient's judgment based on the history or on an imaginary scenario. To elicit responses that evaluate a patient's judgment adequately, ask the following questions. "What would you do if you smelled smoke in a crowded theater?" (good response is "call 911" or "get help"; poor response is "do nothing" or "light a cigarette").
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| dr in trouble
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E
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| neuroblastoma
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| Drtweetie
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agree w/ E--Judgment
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| kpmle2
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E. Judgment
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| starcraftbw
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still no answer given???
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