mental status structure and function

Question 1

Clinically significant behavioral emotional or
cognitive syndrome that is associated with
significant distress or disability involving social,
occupational, or key activities

Answer 1

mental disorder

Question 2

Due to brain disease of known specific organic
cause

Answer 2

organic disorder

Question 3

examples of organic disorders

Answer 3

delirium, dementia, alcohol and drug
intoxication, and withdrawal

Question 4

psychiatric mental illnesses involves what type of assessment that documents a dysfunction
and determines how that dysfunction affects self-
care in everyday life

Answer 4

mental status assessment

Question 5

in psychiatric mental illness what has not yet been established

Answer 5

organic etiology ex: anxiety disorder; schizophrenia