ABSTRACTION, INSIGHT AND JUDGMENT

Question 1

the patient’s ability to derive a general principle from a specific example.

Answer 1

Abstraction

Question 2

affected in psychosis particularly schizophrenia and mental retardation

Answer 2

Abstract thinking

Question 3

Factors affecting Abstraction

Answer 3

– level of education.

– Culture

– cerebral dysfunction.

Question 4

Clinical Assessment of Abstraction

Answer 4

Similarities
Differences
Idioms
Proverbs

Question 5

ability to benefit from previous experiences and to get maximum benefit from available data

affected in mental retardation

Answer 5

Intelligence

Question 6

Clinical assessment of Intelligence

Answer 6

-During interview
– Mathematical problem solving.
– Proverb test
– General information.

Question 7

Psychometry (Assessment of Intelligence)

Answer 7

WAIS
WISC
SB

Question 8

the degree of realization the patient has of his own condition

Answer 8

Insight

Question 9

the ability to grasp the meaning of a situation and hence react to it appropriately

Answer 9

Judgment

Question 10

disturbed in psychotic conditions e.g. schizophrenia and mania.

Answer 10

Insight and judgment