mental capacity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmentalandcapacity
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mental
adjective
uk/ˈmen.təl/us/-t̬əl/
relating to the mind, or involving the process ...
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capacity
noun
uk/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us/kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
the total amount that can be contained ...
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(Definition ofmentalandcapacityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Both factors are negatively associated with perceptions of physical andmentalcapacityto acquire, develop, and maintain relationships.
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However, ifmentalcapacityand information processing is the question, the time issue can be rehabilitated.
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It is also often necessary to assess cognitive function to determinementalcapacityand assist in deciding consent issues.
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Indeed, surveys of older individuals routinely show that loss ofmentalcapacityis among their greatest fear.
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Our remarkablementalcapacityhas taken us out of the sphere of influence of natural selection which has hitherto ensured man's survival.
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Tests ofmentalcapacityare less common than of physical capacity but have been attempted.
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Many of the patients in such care will have questionablementalcapacity.
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Ifmentalcapacityis found to exist, autonomy follows, and that is the end of the matter.
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The most useful sections of the book are those onmentalcapacitywhich combine legal and medical material.
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This test is routinely applied in cases where individuals are found to lack the requisitementalcapacity to make their own decisions about medical treatment.
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The two primary principles of the consent process indicated above will now be discussed in view of an adult patient with sufficientmentalcapacity.
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The areas of stroke and falls have been highlighted, together with issues ofmentalcapacityand consent.
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A frequent concern is the patient whosementalcapacityto make important decisions is uncertain.
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These abilities were identified as key tomentalcapacityafter previous extensive conceptual, legal and empirical research by the authors and their colleagues.
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A person should be judged not by his place of origin but by hismentalcapacity, good manners and sense of altruism.
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The thrust of our reasoning for this contention is that the nature of patients' decisions is a pre-requisite for the existence of tests formentalcapacity.
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Processing speed as amentalcapacity.
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Two aspects of individual consent require particular attention: the individual'smentalcapacitywhen joining a research project and his or her capacity during the course of the research.
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With appropriate medical treatment and standard rehabilitation techniques, including nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, often functional andmentalcapacitywill improve, allowing discharge back to the community.
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