Mental Status

Question 1

content of formal mental status exam 7

Answer 1

appearance
speech
emotional expression
thinking an perception
sensorium
insight
judgement

Question 2

mood

Answer 2

subjective- patient describes how they feel

Question 3

affect

Answer 3

objective- observers opinion of how they feel

Question 4

congruency

Answer 4

mood and affect match

Question 5

thought form

Answer 5

linking of thoughts in a logical manner

Question 6

clang association

Answer 6

sound and rhyme of words more important than the meaning

Question 7

derailment

Answer 7

sudden deviation of thought

Question 8

delusions

Answer 8

false fixed beliefs

Question 9

obsessions

Answer 9

unwanted intrusive thoughts that won’t get out of ones head

Question 10

ideas of reference

Answer 10

belief that everyday occurrences have special meaning

Question 11

hallucination

Answer 11

perception absent of stimulus

Question 12

illusion

Answer 12

misperceiving a stimulus

Question 13

depersonalization

Answer 13

deja vu feeling of something already happened

Question 14

derealization

Answer 14

out of body experience

Question 15

what is sensorinum

Answer 15

overall cognitive functioning

Question 16

7 components of sensorinum (mini mental status exam)

Answer 16

alertness
orientation
concentration
memory
calculation
fund of knowledge
abstract reasoning

Question 17

MMS exam scoring

Answer 17

28-30 normal
25-27- depressed
20-24 mild dementia
11-19 moderate dementia
0-10 severe demdentia

Question 18

pseudodementia

Answer 18

dementia category based on MMS score but actually so depressed the score was low

Question 19

tasks of the MMS exam

Answer 19

orientation- 5 things about the date/year
registration- remember 3 things
attention and calculation- spell words backwards
recall- remember the 3 things
language- name words, repeat sentence, follow commands, write sentence, copy design

Question 20

persecutory delusion

Answer 20

false belief that one is being plotted against

Question 21

catatonia

Answer 21

unresposivness including muscle rigidity, staring, and inability to communicate

Question 22

apathy

Answer 22

lack of interest/emotion

Question 23

euphoria

Answer 23

exaggerated unfounded feeling of well-being

Question 24

mania

Answer 24

abnormal elation and increased activity

Question 25

flat affect

Answer 25

dull emotional tone or outward reactoin

Question 26

dysphoria

Answer 26

restless, dissatisfied mood

Question 27

thought disorder

Answer 27

lacks clear process or logical direction

Question 28

grandiose delusion

Answer 28

false belief that one is wealthy, intelligent, or powerful

Question 29

GAD

Answer 29

generalized anxiety disorder

Question 30

ECT

Answer 30

electroconculsive therapy

Question 31

PD

Answer 31

panic disorder

Question 32

BD

Answer 32

bipolar disorder

Question 33

clinical depression is a

Answer 33

unipolar disorder

Question 34

hypochondriasis is a

Answer 34

anxiety disorder

Question 35

manic depression is a form of

Answer 35

bipolar disorder

Question 36

schiztophrenia is a form of a

Answer 36

psychosis

Question 37

autism is

Answer 37

identified in childhood

Question 38

anorexia nervosa is an

Answer 38

eating disorder

Question 39

dysthymia is a form of

Answer 39

mild depression