(a) Health instruction and definite advice with regard to home
conditions.
(b) Advice and supervision to prevent intemperance, excessive use of
tobacco, drugs, etc.
(c) Advice regarding habits, whether married or single.
(d) Note general behavior and mental state, such as stream of talk,
mental activity, characteristics of same, such as incoherence,
inattention, distractibility, etc.
(e) Note mood of beneficiaries, such as preoccupations, hallucinations,
illusions, etc.
(f) Endeavor to obtain insight as to how much the patient realizes the
nature of his present condition or of previous illnesses.
(g) Interpret claimant’s condition to his family and instruct them in
the necessity for tolerance of claimant’s peculiarities.