Differential Diagnosis Midterm

Front 1

Define Diagnosis*

Back 1

Distinguishing a person’s problem from the large field of potential disabilities
The act or process of identifying or determining the nature of a disease

Front 2

How do you arrive at a diagnosis?

Back 2

through examination

Front 3

Define Evaluation*

Back 3

The process of arriving at a diagnosis

Front 4

What are the two major goals of evaluation?

Back 4

1. we evaluate to arrive at a good understanding or diagnosis of a client’s problem
2. to monitor the client’s progress in treatment and describe changes in the communication disturbance; to document treatment progress and determine possible changes in the course of treatment