MSE

Question 1

This aspect of the MSE involves describing the way individuals present themselves, which can give insight to disorders, socio-economic conditions, educational status, and reason for referral.

Answer 1

General description

Question 2

What are the 4 aspects that are noted in the general description?

Answer 2

Within normal limits
Appearance
Behavior
Attitude

Question 3

What defines “within normal limits” for the general description?

Answer 3

neat, orderly, well kempt, calm, relaxed, in control, friendly, and cooperative

Question 4

What category do u mark in the general description if a patient is disheveled, unkempt, odorous, colorless, and has mismatched clothing?

Answer 4

Appearance

Question 5

Aimless, purposeless, agitation, hyperactive, choreform, and rocking are under what category for the general description?

Answer 5

Behavior

Question 6

Argumentative, dismissing, defensive, seductive, and cooperation are under what category for the general description?

Answer 6

Attitude

Question 7

This is the form of speech characterized by brief and empty replies to questions.

Answer 7

Poverty of speech

Question 8

Echolalia (repating another persons words), palilaia (repeating own words), and Neologisms (invented words) are signs of what 3 conditions?

Answer 8

Autism
Schizophrenia
Alzheimers

Question 9

This is speech that lacks meaning; after a significant period of listening, there remains no main theme or point.

Answer 9

Poverty of content

Question 10

This is speech characterized by alterations in the intensity, timing and rhythm, cadence and/or intonation of words.

(sign of neuro problems)

Answer 10

Dysprosody

Question 11

This is speech characterized by slurred or slow speech that can be difficult to understand.

(sign of meds or neuro problems)

Answer 11

Dysarthria

Question 12

This speech involves repeating or prolonging a word, syllable or phrase, or stopping during speech and making no sound for certain syllables.

(stress, fatigue, or excitement)

Answer 12

Stuttering

Question 13

This is described as the patients suubjective report indicating how they are feeling.

Answer 13

Mood

“climate”

Question 14

Why is it important to account for the freuqency, intensity, duration, and fluctuation of moods?

Answer 14

some diagnostic criteria depends on the duration of Sx and on mood fluctuations

Question 15

This is described by the clinicians observations regarding the mood of a patient.

Answer 15

Affect

“weather”

Question 16

This is the mood description characterized by a normal range of mood, no depresison of euphoria.

Answer 16

Euthymic

Question 17

This is the mood description characterized by unable to describe the mood or any pleasure

Answer 17

Alexithymia

Question 18

This is the mood description characterized by general dissatisfaction, sadness, or anxiety

Answer 18

Dysphoric

Question 19

This is the mood description characterized by an apprehensive anticipation of danger

Answer 19

Anxious

Question 20

This is the mood description characterized by psychopathological sadnes

Answer 20

depression

Question 21

This is the mood description characterized by a severe depressed state

Answer 21

Melancholia

Question 22

This is the mood description characterized by withdrawal from all pleasurable activities

Answer 22

Anhedonia

Question 23

This is the mood description characterized by lack of feeling, emotion, or concern.

Answer 23

Apathetic

aka me towards psych

Question 24

This is the mood description characterized by changes between euphoria, depression, and anxiety

Answer 24

Mood swings (labile)

Question 25

This is the mood description characterized by more cheerful than the normal range.

Answer 25

Elevated

Question 26

This is the mood description characterized by intese elation, grandiose

Answer 26

Euphoria

Question 27

This is the mood description characterized by overestimation of self-importance.

Answer 27

Expansive | aka most med students

Question 28

This is the mood description characterized by mania but less intense

Answer 28

Hypomania

Question 29

This is the mood description characterized by accelerated thinking, speech, and elation.

Answer 29

Mania

Question 30

This is the affect description characterized by a full range of emotion

Answer 30

Appropriate

Question 31

This is the affect description characterized by disharmony between emotion and presentation

Answer 31

Inappropriate

Question 32

This is the affect description characterized by inappropriate attitude of calm and about a disability

Answer 32

La belle indifference

Question 33

This is the affect description characterized by reduced intensity of emotion

Answer 33

Restricted/constricted

Question 34

This is the affect description characterized by more reduciton of emotion than restricted/constricted

Answer 34

Blunted

Question 35

This is the affect description characterized by absence of affective signs, monotone voice

Answer 35

Flat

Question 36

This is the affect description characterized by rapid and abrupt changes in emotions.

Answer 36

Labile

Question 37

This is a description of the way people think, and can be rapid (like mania) or reduced (depression/schizo) or others.

Answer 37

Thought process

Question 38

This is a fixed false belief.

Answer 38

Delusion

Question 39

Delusions, perfections, and preoccupations are all factors to what mental process?

Answer 39

Thought content

Question 40

What form of thought is a specific concern for patients and the public, as a pt could be homocidal or suicidal?

Answer 40

Impulsivity

Question 41

This is the ability to make a sound, reasoned, and responsible decision or being able to understand the likely outcomes of pro-social or antisocial behavior.

Answer 41

Judgement

Question 42

This is the ability to be aware and/or having an understanding of the individuals own mental illness. (assessed by asking the pts to explain their disorder, understand Tx for it, and able to label certain mental events)

Answer 42

Insight

Question 43

This is the exam that assesses "cognitive impairment" which is the hallmark for dementia.

Answer 43

Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)

Question 44

A score less that what is suspicious for dementia on the MMSE?

Answer 44

< 24

Question 45

In the MMSE, what is the disturbance of consciousness that is characterized by incomplete clear mindedness, which can be from a coma, dementia, or delirium?

Answer 45

Clouding/obtunded

Question 46

In the MMSE, what is the disturbance of consciousness that is characterized by lack of reaction to surroundings, which can be from substance abuse?

Answer 46

Stupor

Question 47

In the MMSE, what is the disturbance of consciousness that is characterized by goofiness at nighttime in old people, and can be from a head injury or metabolic disorder?

Answer 47

Sundowning

Question 48

In the MMSE, what is the orientation sensorium?

Answer 48

Accurately aware of time, person, and place

Question 49

Registration, retention, and recall are all components of what portion of the MSSE?

Answer 49

Memory processing

Question 50

What are the 4 levels of memory in the MSSE?

Answer 50

Immediate (few minutes) Recent (few days) Recent past (few months) Remote (distant past)

Question 51

In the MSSE, asking the pt to substract #s from 100 in serials of 7 can be used to asses what component?

Answer 51

Attention and Concentration