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What is the purpose of examination in terms of treatment planning and remediation?
What is the purpose of examination in terms of treatment planning and remediation?
1. Delineation of problem areas and evaluation of strengths and potential for rehabilitation
1. Repeated assessment used to adapt programs and goals to the patient's changing needs
Explain positive and negative predictive value in relation to test selection.
Explain positive and negative predictive value in relation to test selection.
1. Positive predictive value = considers sensitivity and specificity by determining probability that a person with a positive (abnormal) test score has target condition
- Calculation of change from pretest probability that one has target disorder to the actual test data
2. Negative predictive value = used to calculate probability that a negative (normal range) performance signifies the absence of a condition
What are the specific performance characteristics that alert malingering?
What are the specific performance characteristics that alert malingering?
1. When a disability would be advantageous
2. Complaints or expressions of distress that appear to exceed by far what the injury or illness would be expected to cause
3. Inconsistency in performance levels or between a patient’s report of disability and performance levels, unrelated to any fluctuating physiological conditions = most usual indicator
4. Poor memory is a common complaint in malingering = evaluation of its validity has received special attention
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