PSYC 100 Chapter 3: PSYC 100 Chapter : Ch. 3 Pg. 71-91
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Semi-structured interviews are made up of questions that have been carefully phrased and tested to elicit useful information in a consistent manner. Clinicians may also depart from set questions i. e. semi-structured. Applied to rigidly semi-structured interview inhibit patient from. It robs interviews spontaneous quality of two ppl talking about a problem volunteering useful info that is not directly relevant to the question being asked. Patient is bothered by thoughts, images or impulses experience some behavior or thought repeatedly. Patients w/ issue go to primary for physical. Disorders of behavior, cognition or mood clear relationship to temporary toxic state (i. e. bad food, wrong amount of medicine, etc) Some bodily functions may mimic certain anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder. Patients presenting w/ panic attacks are reluctant to volunteer info about their addiction. Patient have developed hypothyroid problems clinician would not conclude the depression was caused by medical or drug condition.
