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Appendix B Glossary
Pages 391-398

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... definition: Adapt or manage oneself -- "This area of mental functioning refers to the abilities to regulate emotions, control behavior, and maintain well-being in a work setting. Examples include: responding to demands; adapting to changes; managing your psychologically based symptoms; distinguishing between acceptable and unacceptable work performance; setting realistic goals; making plans for yourself independently of others; maintaining personal hygiene and 391
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... (2) SSA definition: In adults, "the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity … by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment(s)
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... Medically determinable impairment: "A medically determinable physical or mental impairment is an impairment that results from anatomical, physiological, or psychological abnormalities that can be shown by medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques. The medical evidence must establish that an individual has a physical or mental impairment; a statement about the individual's symptoms is not enough" (SSA, n.d.-a)
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... Examples of such measures include assessments of gait, balance, and lifting in the physical realm and cognition in the mental realm. Psychological assessment: "The comprehensive integration of information from a variety of sources -- including formal psychological tests, informal tests and surveys, structured clinical interviews, interviews with others, school and/or medical records, and observational data -- to make inferences regarding the mental or behavioral characteristics of an individual or to predict behavior" (IOM, 2015, p.
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... . Symptom validity test: "Embedded or stand-alone measures used to assess whether an examinee is providing an accurate report of his or her actual symptom experience on non-cognitive psychological measures (e.g., emotional, behavioral, and personality measures)
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... Presentation to the Committee on Psychological Testing, Including Validity Testing, for Social Security Administration Disability Determinations, Washington, DC, June 25. Merriam-Webster.
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... 2017. Adult functional assessment in Social Security disability claims.
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  • security administration
  • substantial gainful
  • medically determinable
  • gainful activity

  • psychological tests
  • disability evaluation
  • symptom validity
  • task performance
  • cognitive functioning

  • work schedule
  • umbrella term
  • requirements survey
  • occupational requirements
  • work setting

  • mental disorders
  • determinable physical
  • psychologically based
  • continence management
  • sga amount

  • continuous period
  • instrumental activities
  • mental duties
  • statistical norms
  • medical records

  • structured clinical
  • components classified
  • tests include
  • inferences regarding
  • pling behavior


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