Steven Huddleston May 1, 2013:

Well your experience definitely trumps mine… Hey great! I’m glad we got this discussion going.

Although I am very interested in psychology (I once dreamed of being a psychologist, but life had other plans for me, it seems…), and read almost anything on the subject that I can get my hands on, I claim no special expertise. Mine is a layperson’s knowledge, so I bow to your experience.

You’d think a phrase composed of such common, everyday words would be easy to interpret. Well, obvious, dire need for punctuation aside, my interpretation is based on the use of the word “conservada” for the two previous examples on the list, I saw a pattern: “subject—status” and interpreted “conservadas” as “retained” or perhaps “used,” hence the “no relevante,” became the opposite, something like “dismissed” or “not used.”

But I must admit, your argument is excellent, and I am but a hair’s breadth from agreeing with you, except that I can’t quite dismiss mine yet...

With a little luck, others will come!

Joseph Tein May 1, 2013:

Discussion Thanks for inviting the discussion, Steven. So, to elaborate: The way I read what bonilda has presented, the patient's "fms" [funciones mentales superiores] have been evaluated, the "vida instintiva" [I don't know how to translate that one!] has been evaluated ... so to me it makes sense that the 3rd item in the list also indicates an assessment or evaluation, in this case "unremarkable" ... nothing to report. I DO see that it could also possibly mean "not relevant" (and I understand your point about people with Tourette's), but I'm still inclined to read "no relevante" as part of the evaluation findings -- not significant/unremarkable.

My background influences this perspective: I have a Master's degree in counseling psychology and have worked in outpatient mental health clinics as well as psychiatric hospitals.

Let's see if we get some more opinions from our colleagues.

Steven Huddleston May 1, 2013:

"Cognitive" is NOT always [strictly] "relevant." Greetings, Joseph! You make a good point, however, consider this: A Tourette syndrome patient may have a "perfect" cognitive score (indeed, some are lawyers and doctors) and yet, it is their brain that doesn't "work" right.