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Pick one of the two options below Option 1: Mini-Mental StatusExamination The Mini-Mental Status Examination, originallydeveloped by Folstein, Folstein, and McHugh (1975) in the Journalof Psychiatric Research, vol. 12, pp. 186–198, in the original orrevisesd form is commonly used to conduct a quick assessment ofdementia and overall mental functioning. Pick four of the mainquestions and discuss how the answers you might receive from aperson might differ if a) the someone appears to ahve h nocognitive impairment versus b) a perosn shows mild cognitiveimpairment versus c) a perosn shows severe cognitive impairment?Discuss the advantages and limitations of the MMSE? Do not simplyquote or paraphrase your references - explain what you learned inyour own words. Option 2: Head Injuries Research and read at leasttwo peer-reviewed articles on the topic of head injuries and mentalhealth problems related to sports (football, full contact martialarts, boxing, etc.) or from accidents or combat injuries. Includeany issues related to co-morbidity that you found or that you wouldexpect might occur. Describe/summarize what you found in terms ofsymptoms. How might these symptoms mislead or confuse a mentalhealth practitioner when assessing a patient and about making adiagnosis, for example: a professional assumes a mental disorder(i.e., a depression, bi-polar disorder, personality disorder, etc.)is the main issie, not realizing a person has an unstated historyseveral mild to moderate head concussions, or a history of severeseizures, or a single severe episode of head trauma.