Why do psychiatrists ask how many windows were in your childhood home?

Psychiatrists start with this question as it gives them an insight into the Long-term memory of the subject because the subject has to recall and walk through the image of their house in their head to actually count the windows.

To better diagnose and rehabilitate their subject psychiatrists must have detailed information about their subject and gaining information about STM (Short term memory) and LTM (Long Term memory) is one of the basics.

nope, but i have cleaned my brush in my cup of not as potentially harmful but nevertheless, very upsetting for scottish/british folks. especially if you've used the last teabag for it

explanation:

there could be something in that . . i am indeed an old scottish man!

there's a bit of bolshie-ness with it too though. i won't let go of the old ways . . tea and whisky . . whether the young whippersnappers like it or not!