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Clinical Assessment of Psychological Adaptive Mechanisms in Medical Settings
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Psychology. 70:466-477
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2014.
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Abstract
- The psychological adaptive mechanism (PAM) model for systematic clinical assessment can be applied in any human setting in which individuals adapt to the conditions of their lives. This report focuses on applying the PAM assessment technique to the stress and anxiety of physical illness. To do so, we must consider maturity of PAMs simultaneously in relation to the cognitive functioning of the brain as assessed either in the office or at bedside. After considering case examples to illustrate this application, the discussion proceeds to include larger patient groups to which clinical PAM assessment might be applied, with special reference to cognitive function. The report concludes with suggestions for further improvement of the PAM clinical recognition method as well as its current practical applicability as an acquired clinical skill designed for use in everyday practice.
- Subjects :
- Psychotherapist
Mechanism (biology)
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Applied psychology
Cognition
Maturity (psychological)
Clinical Psychology
stomatognathic system
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
parasitic diseases
Cost of illness
medicine
Anxiety
Cognitive skill
medicine.symptom
Psychology
Clinical skills
Physical illness
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Details
- ISSN :
- 00219762
- Volume :
- 70
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........7c71312a20c38bf1a083dfc85ab2faad