What is the primary purpose of the mental status examination?
a) to make a psychiatric diagnosis
b) to describe current behavior and thought
c) to draw inferences about the cause of a disorder
d) to record direct observation of brain abnormalities
b
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a. intense physical pain. b. penalties, such as loss of privileges. c. psychological pain. d. attacks on character. e. delayed and inconsistent consequences.
The five characteristics that are evaluated in the Apgar scale are ____________________
a. the Babinski, Moro, stepping, swimming, and grasping reflexes b. color, heart rate, reflex irritability, muscle tone, and breathing c. reaction to cuddling, startling, intelligence, vocal response, and visual response d. sucking reflex, responses to social stimulation, and disease symptoms