provocative testing

any type of testing in which symptoms of a condition are intentionally caused or reproduced in a patient or other person presenting for evaluation. This can be done to test the effectiveness of treatments for the condition, to rule in or rule out the possibility of a similar diagnosis, or in the case of psychogenic disorders, to test the veracity of the condition. For example, provocative testing has been used somewhat controversially in distinguishing nonepileptic seizures from neurologically based epileptic seizures.

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November 25th 2024

procedural justice

1. in legal proceedings, the use of methods and procedures that are fair and impartial, as distinct from the making of just decisions. The various rules governing how witnesses are questioned and what evidence is admitted into court are examples of the application of procedural justice within the legal system.

2. see organizational justice.