Assessing individuals with a mental disorder requires a professional to possess specific skills and knowledge. One common disorder that requires attention is anxiety. Anxiety is a disorder that causes a person to have a feeling of worry and unease. Anxiety disorders come in many forms, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is one in particular. With a lifetime prevalence of six percent (6.1%) and a year prevalence of about three percent (2.9%) (Stein, 2015), GAD is making its way into the lives of…
evidence, such as medicine, micro-biology , pathology, and also chemistry. Pathologists focuses on determining the cause of death by examining a corpse tissues, organs, cells, and bodily fluids. Forensic Pathology involves the works of medical examiners conducting tests and examinations through autopsies, and the evaluation of past records and law enforcement investigative information, collected medical evidence, and the reconstruction of the death. Forensic Pathology was first recognized in…
Prior to the measurement the examiner using the Posterior superior iliac spice as a landmark to locate S2 spinous process. From there the skin was marked with black marker at T12/L1 and the S1/S2 levels. To evaluate lumbar flexion, the iPhone was placed bottom side on the T2/L2 marker…
Examinations (MSE) are semi-structured assessment interviews designed to evaluate the client’s current cognitive process, while focusing primarily on psychiatric diagnoses versus neurological functioning (Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2014). As an examiner, ideally, you should be able to “balance emotional sensitivity with appropriate objective detachment” (Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2014, p. 250). Additionally, as with any interview or assessment, it is crucial to remain…
examination: Examiner - “Hath this woman hurt you?” Bridget Bishop - “I never saw these persons before…” Examiner - “They say you bewitched your first husband to death.” Bridget - “Shook her head” Examiner - “Why you seem to act witchcraft before us….” Bishop - “I know nothing of it. I am innocent to a witch. I know not what a witch is.” (Samuel Parris 105)…
Why is it important for fraud examiners to follow up on even the smallest inconsistencies? It is important for a fraud examiner to follow up on the smallest inconsistencies because not only is it what they are trained for but inconsistencies in reporting be the biggest indication that something major is going on. Fraud examiners must consider that the smallest inconsistencies are caused by someone trying to fabricate a plot to steal. A fraud examiners job is to study every inconsistency to…
progression appropriate to her age. No referrals were made, nor deemed necessary by the examiner since there were no significant delays. The mother stated “she felt her child was very advanced for her age”. It was reiterated to the mother that this was not an IQ or intelligence test, rather a developmental assessment, showing what the child can do at a particular age. However it was acknowledged by the examiner that she had no concerns about Charlotte’s development, and that the mother had done…
individual named Albert S. Osborn. He was a penmanship instructor and was chronicled as a document examiner in 1887 (Ubelaker, 2012, p. 234). He wrote several books and articles on examining documents and giving expert testimony, with, perhaps his most notable work being Questioned Documents from 1910 (Ubelaker, 2012, p. 234). The title of the book, Questioned Documents, refers to what the examiners call the documents they are inspecting. In essence, they are any document with which some issue…
“Haven’t you ever tried to be different?”(Text) This statement was given to the Sikh twins by the examiner during their final Art examination. Individuality could be a key point to examine a cultural conflict in this context. Before the examination, it will give a definition of culture and difference of the value system in each Western and Asian culture. Culture can be explained in many kinds of terms. Lustig and Koester (2010:25) defined “culture is a learned set of shared interpretations about…
connection deduced between them. For analyzing friction ridges using the black-box approach, the examiner must be tested with many inputs that have range of categories of prints. The black-box approach would help determine whether it is possible or not to have accuracy. There is also some subjectivity in using the black-box approach. In the approach, one would have to use a blind technical review and that the examiner would also have no awareness of the findings from the previous person that was…