Psychological evaluations that focus on mood impairment may look at emotional dysfunction and mood instability.

 

If a pervasive change in mood is reported, and the individual fluctuates between mood states, then an evaluation of mood may be helpful!

 

These evaluations look at determining whether the emotional changes are situational, physiological, or a direct response to something else that the individual is experiencing (such as medication, developmental transition, hormonal changes, etc.).