Identifier: conservationofch00holm (find matches)
Title: The conservation of the child; a manual of clinical psychology, presenting the examination and treatment of backward children
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Holmes, Arthur, b. 1872
Subjects: Psychology, Pathological Exceptional children
Publisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ques- /tions themselves will be studied more fully in the nextchapter. The Physical Examination.—Immediately followingthe general examination, including the pedagogical andlife histories of the child, comes the physical examination.It is performed by a regular physician who volunteers hisservices for this work, but it is in no sense a completemedical diagnosis. Its purpose and place in mentaldiagnosis will be made clearer later on. At present a fewgeneral remarks about its character will suffice. It isextensive rather than intensive; that is to say, no specialsymptoms or symptom-complexes are looked for to theexclusion of others. The examination begins with anthropometric measure-ments, and proceeds methodically to note every physicaldefect, whether immediately or remotely connected withmental deficiencies. The results of the examination aretabulated according to a set form. The physical examination is usually made in a roomseparate from the regular clinic room. It is best usually,
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Makinji; head mcasurcMncnts in a nuiUal cxamiuatiou. Tlic sliapeof the skvill is often important. OPERATION OF THE CLINIC 83 to have as few persons as possible, it being necessary toremove much or all of the childs clothing in order to makethe examination. The parents or others accompanyingthe child should be present only in exceptional cases.The physician, because of his professional standing, cansecure admissions of moral lapses where no one else can.For the same reason, arrangements are made to have thegirls examined by a medical woman and the boys by amedical man. Besides eliminating the natural embar-rassment which would defeat much of the purpose of theclinic, the examiner must also take care not to frightenthe nervous child to such an extent that he will not sub-mit to later clinical examinations for the removal of physi-cal defects found in this preliminary examination. The Mental Examination Proper.—After the physi-cal examination comes the mental examination proper.It must

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