PSY 606 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Homicide, Amygdala, Electrodermal Activity

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 606
• Professor: Jared Allen

Document Summary

Systematic evaluation and measurement of: biological, psychological and social factors. In someone presenting with a possible disorder. Sensorium, cognitive functioning and insight: though processes. Speech form: normal, dysarthric ( weak ), delayed onset, loud, soft, fast, slow, decreased prosody, monotone. Paraphasias: none, auditory (sounds similar: what i did on the deep end ), syntactical (means similar: i can talk (hear) you ) Risk: suicide, homicide, neglecting dependant, victim of abuse/ neglect. Delusions: referential, persecution, broadcasting, control, alienation, nihilism, grandiose: mood and affect. Affect quality: happy, sad, desperate, worried, anxious, angry, irritable, euphoric, expansive, detached, dysphoric (sad, angry, or anxious). Affect range/intensity: normal, expansive, decreasing intensity of affect (restricted, blunted, flat). Affect congruency: congruent or incongruent to topic. Apparent age: as stated, younger or older. Scars: none, needle tracks, self-cutting, burns, surgical. Other medical: smokers cough, goiter, tobacco-stained fingers, pregnant. Aids: cane, walker, wheel chair, hearing aid, prosthesis: intellectual functioning. Status congruency: congruent or incongruent: sensorium.