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dmcintosh

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Functional assessment of a patient's conversational skills would include
 
  a. asking the patient if he or she has difficulty speaking and relating with others.
  b. observing the patient during a conversation with another patient and assessing his/her ability to use language in communication functionally.
  c. assessing if the patient can initiate a conversation, maintain eye contact, listen, take turns speaking, share a common topic with the other speaker, and end a conversation.
  d. breaking down the sentences and words the patient uses during a conversation and analyzing them for their function in the conversation.

Question 2

Which type of interview would yield the greatest amount of reliability?
 
  a. informal interview
  b. structured interview
  c. semi-structured interview
  d. all types of interviews yield the same amount of reliability



AmberC1996

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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