Management goals by patient category

Environment and Goals Jointly Direct Category Acquisition

Developing categorization schemes involves discovering structures in the world that support a learner's goals. Existing models of category learning, such as ex emplar and prototype models, neglect the role of goals in shaping conceptual organization. Here, a clustering ap proach is discussed that reflects the joint influences of the environment and goals in directing category acquisition. Clust...

Onm-5: Patient Management

Infertility is defined as failure to conceive after 1 year of unprotected intercourse(6 months for women over 35). The prevalence of infertility appears to be increasing; many women are postponing childbearing for social, professional, financial, or psychological reasons. The current evidence indicates a 9% prevalence of infertility (of 12 months) with 56% of couples seeking medical care. 80% o...

Writing patient-centered functional goals.

Motor learning research, health care policies, reimbursement practices, and the standards of accrediting bodies all support writing patient-centered functional goals of physical therapy. This article defines patient-centered functional goals within the context of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and provides a rationale for incorporating functional goals into physical therapy for patien...

How Goals Shape Category Acquisition: The Role of Contrasting Categories

Categories associated with goals are often organized around ideals rather than central tendencies. In such realworld categories, items that are extreme are often perceived as being the most typical. Here, we demonstrate similar effects with artificial categories learned in the laboratory. Our experiment and simulations suggest that low-level learning mechanisms that seek to minimize prediction ...

Store Brands and Category Management