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What sort of things must a physician, psychologist or psychiatrist find or will they look for in determining a claimant’s aptitude and ability to do Unskilled Work?

Part of what a judge will consider is whether you are seriously limited but not precluded or unable to meet competitive standards or have no useful ability to function in a work like setting.  For example, the doctor and judge will consider a claimant’s ability to remember work-like procedures, ability to understand and remember very short and simple instructions, ability to maintain attention for a two hour segment, ability to maintain regular attendance and be punctual within customary, usual strict tolerances. ability to sustain an ordinary routine without special supervision, ability to work in coordination with or proximity to others without being unduly distracted, ability to make simple work-related decisions, ability to complete a normal workday and workweek without interruptions from psychologically based symptoms, ability to perform at a consistent pace without an unreasonable number and length of rest periods, ability to ask simple questions or request assistance, ability to accept instructions and respond appropriately to criticism from supervisors, ability to get along with co-workers or peers without unduly distracting them or exhibiting behavioral extremes, ability to respond appropriately to changes in a routine work setting, In the ability to deal with normal stress , and the ability to be aware of normal hazards and take appropriate precautions.  These are all important considerations in the administrative determination as to whether or not a claimant with a mental impairment is disabled.