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waynest

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Dr. Tobin, a neuropsychologist, receives a referral for an individual who was in a car accident, and the referral source is interested in changes to the person's functioning as a result of the accident. If no baseline data is available, how would Dr. Tobin best estimate the person's premorbid (pre-accident) functioning?
 
  a. by asking the person what changes he/she has noticed since the accident
  b. by drawing an inference based on data (e.g., level of education, occupation) from the person's case history
  c. by having the person complete certain subtests of the WAIS-IV
  d. by having the person complete the Wisconsin Card-Sorting Task

Question 2

Dr. Cao, a neuropsychologist, is testing a brain-injured patient and wants an estimate of the patient's premorbid level of functioning. For this purpose, Dr. Cao should consider administering the __________ subtests of the WAIS-IV.
 
  a. Arithmetic and Digit Span
  b. Information and Block Design
  c. Information, Comprehension, and Vocabulary
  d. Comprehension, Picture Completion, and Figure Weights


srodz

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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