BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION & MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION Flashcards by Sabater, Doen Julieneir I.

Which of the following is NOT a form of behavioral observation?

Direct and Indirect
Natural Setting
Evidence of Work
Stalking
Interview
Police Report

A. 1, 4, 5, and 6
B. 1, 2, and 3
C. 4, 5, and, 6
D. Only 4

C. 4, 5, and 6

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When to observe?

At the waiting area
House visit
During the Interview
During test-taking
Natural setting

A. 1, 3, and 5
B. 2, 4, and 5
C. 3, 4, and 5
D. 1, 3, and 4

D. 1, 3, and 4

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part of the clinical assessment that describes the total of the examiner’s observations and impressions of the psychiatric patient at the time of the interview.

A. History Intake
B. Mental Status Examination
C. General Observation
D. IQ Test

B. Mental Status Examination

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In observing the general appearance, only the clothing, grooming, hygiene, posture, and gait must be noted.

A. True
B. False

A. True

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Mood and affect must be made sure if they are congruent

A. True
B. False

A. True

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Which are NOT signs of anxiety?

A. Moist hands and Wide eyes
B. Perspiring forehead
C. Tense posture
D. Smelly

D. Smelly

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a typical skinny person with a light build and small joints and lean muscle.

A. Ectomorph
B. Endomorph
C. Mesomorph

A. Ectomorph

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naturally strong which is the perfect platform for building muscle.

C. Mesomorph

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the best body type for bodybuilding.

A. Ectomorph
B. Endomorph
C. Mesomorph

C. Mesomorph

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Usually of a shorter build with thick arms and legs.

A. Ectomorph
B. Endomorph
C. Mesomorph

B. Endomorph

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Shoulders tend to be thin with little width.

A. Ectomorph
B. Endomorph
C. Mesomorph

A. Ectomorph

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solid and generally soft; they gain fat very easily.

A. Ectomorph
B. Endomorph
C. Mesomorph

B. Endomorph

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has a large bone structure, large muscles, and a naturally athletic physique.

A. Ectomorph
B. Endomorph
C. Mesomorph

C. Mesomorph

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What body build does not fall under any of the …morphs type.

A. Normal
B. Average
C. Different
D. Unique

B. Average

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includes the volume, rate, and flow of speech itself as a distinct form of thought.

A. Speech
B. Audio
C. Sound
D. Music

A. Speech

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impairments of speech such as stuttering and unusual rhythms

A. Garrulous
B. Tacitum
C. Unspontaneous Labored
D. Dysprosody

D. Dysprosody

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In asking a client to copy a set of letters (close your eyes) in a paper and to do that action, what is observed?

A. Speech
B. Cognitive Ability
C. Reading and Writing
D. Agreeableness

C. Reading and Writing

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when a patient is told to copy a figure, such as a clock face or interlocking pentagons, what is being tested?

A. Affect
B. Reading and Writing
C. Artistic Abilities
D. Visuospatial Ability

D. Visuospatial Ability

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this includes general fund of information for example “Who is the president of the president today(?).”

A. Basic Information
B. General Observation
C. Basic Observation
D. General Information

D. General Information

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To determine a client’s mathematical ability:

A. Ask a Quadratic Formula
B. Ask a simple math question
C. Ask a PEMDAS question
C. Ask 1+1

B. Ask a simple math question

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What is observed when the adjectives used are: depressed, euphoric, empty, guilty, etc.

A. Mood
B. Affect
C. State
D. Speech Pattern

A. Mood

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it can be described as within normal range, constricted, blunted or flat.

A. Mood
B. Affect
C. State
D. Speech Pattern

B. Affect

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What affect is manifested as a failure to express feelings either verbally or nonverbally, especially when talking about issues that would normally be expected to engage the emotions.

A. Blunt
B. Flat
C. Constricted
D. Congruent

A. Blunt

What affect is reduction in the intensity of affect, to a somewhat lesser degree than the characteristic of blunted affect.

A. Blunt
B. Flat
C. Constricted
D. Congruent

C. Constricted

Affect where expressive gestures are rare and there is little animation in facial expression or vocal inflection. A. Blunt B. Flat C. Constricted D. Congruent

A. Blunt

Affect where a severe reduction in emotional expressiveness occurs. A. Blunt B. Flat C. Constricted D. Congruent

B. Flat

What is the three spheres where a client must be oriented to: A. time, place, and perso n B. coping, support, personality C. stressor, stimulants, stimuilus D. id, ego, superego

A. time, place, and person

Area of Memory: may be asked the name of the interviewer A. Remote B. Recent C. Recall D. Immediate

C. Recall

Area of Memory: childhood data, important events known. A. Remote B. Recent C. Recall D. Immediate

A. Remote

Area of Memory: the past few days A. Remote B. Recent C. Recall D. Immediate

B. Recent

Area of Memory: digit-span measures, the ability to repeat six figures after the examiner dictates them. A. Remote B. Recent C. Recall D. Immediate

D. Immediate

The _______ involves the flow and organization of thought. A. mind B. common sense C. brain D. thought process

D. thought process

an interruption of the train of thought before an idea has been completed A. Disturbance B. Outside influences C. Noises D. Blocking

D. Blocking

Questions if the patient’s thoughts organized well enough that they make sense to the listener? A. Connnection B. Coherence C. Countertransference D. Sense

B. Coherence

Questions if the conclusions a patient reaches based on sound or flawed logic? A. Logical B. Common Sense C. Natural Law D. Organic Chemistry (haha)

A. Logical

This covers the area of the senses and describes any distortions such as illusions, delusions or hallucinations. A. Perceptual Disturbances B. Common Sense C. Realism D. Logical

A. Perceptual Disturbances

false or distorted sensory experiences that appear to be veridical perceptions. A. Delusion B. Hallucinations

B. Hallucinations

Type of Hallucination: can range from shadows in the peripheral view and items that aren’t fully formed to fully formed objects and people. A. Tactile B. Olfactory C. Visual D. Auditory E. Gustatory

C. Visual

Type of Hallucination: The presence of sounds or voices that aren’t being triggered by an external stimulus is the most common form of hallucination. A. Tactile B. Olfactory C. Visual D. Auditory E. Gustatory

D. Auditory

Type of Hallucination: physical sensations of something that is not there A. Tactile B. Olfactory C. Visual D. Auditory E. Gustatory

A. Tactile

Type of Hallucination: involves your sense of smell. You might smell an unpleasant odor when waking up in the middle of the night or feel that your body smells bad when it doesn’t. A. Tactile B. Olfactory C. Visual D. Auditory E. Gustatory

B. Olfactory

a false belief based on an incorrect inference about external reality that is firmly sustained despite what almost everybody else believes and despite what constitutes incontrovertible and obvious proof or evidence to the contrary. A. Delusion B. Hallucinations

A. Delusion

Type of Delusions: the person believes their partner is being unfaithful, even when that’s impossible A. Grandiose Delusions B. Paranoid Delusions C. Somatic Delusions D. Reference Delusions E. Bizzare Delusions F. Delusion Jelousy G. Mixed Type

F. Delusional Jelousy

Type of Delusions: the person believes in something physically impossible. A. Grandiose Delusions B. Paranoid Delusions C. Somatic Delusions D. Reference Delusions E. Bizzare Delusions F. Delusion Jealousy G. Mixed Type

E. Bizzare Delusions

Type of Delusions: delusions characteristics of more than one of the types but no one theme predominates. A. Grandiose Delusions B. Paranoid Delusions C. Somatic Delusions D. Reference Delusions E. Bizzare Delusions F. Delusion Jealousy G. Mixed Type

G. Mixed Type

Type of Delusions: the person believes they are very talented, rich, or influential A. Grandiose Delusions B. Paranoid Delusions C. Somatic Delusions D. Reference Delusions E. Bizzare Delusions F. Delusion Jealousy G. Mixed Type

A. Grandiose Delusions

Type of Delusions: the person believes other people’s thoughts or actions are directed towards them, or that special messages are being sent to them via the TV or radio A. Grandiose Delusions B. Paranoid Delusions C. Somatic Delusions D. Reference Delusions E. Bizzare Delusions F. Delusion Jealousy G. Mixed Type

D. Reference Delusions

Type of Delusions: the person believes others want to harm them or are persecuting them A. Grandiose Delusions B. Paranoid Delusions C. Somatic Delusions D. Reference Delusions E. Bizzare Delusions F. Delusion Jealousy G. Mixed Type

B. Paranoid Delusions

Type of Delusions: the person believes there is something wrong with a part of their body, or that part of them is missing A. Grandiose Delusions B. Paranoid Delusions C. Somatic Delusions D. Reference Delusions E. Bizzare Delusions F. Delusion Jealousy G. Mixed Type

C. Somatic Delusions

Disturbances in the __________ include delusions, preoccupations, obsessions, compulsions, phobias, plans, intentions, recurrent ideas about suicide or homicide, hypochondrial symptoms, and specific antisocial urges. A. Psyche B. Ego C. Thought Content D. Coping

C. Thought Content

ability to make good decisions concerning the appropriate thing to do in various situations. A. Rationality B. Judgement C. Logic D. Values

B. Judgement

describes how much understanding or awareness the person has of his/her own psychological functioning or disturbance. A. Judgement B. Thought Content C. Insight D. Reliability

C. Insight

___________ is the admission that the patient is ill and the symptoms or failures in social adjustment are due to the patient's particular irrational feelings or disturbance. A. Intellectual Insight B. True emotional insight C. Insight D. Ensight

A. Intellectual insight

True emotional insight is the emotional awareness of the mood and feelings within the patient and important people in his / her life, which can lead to basic changes in behavior. A. Intellectual Insight B. True emotional insight C. Insight D. Ensight

B. True emotional insight

For instance, if the patient is open about significant active substance abuse or about circumstances that the patient knows may reflect badly (for example, trouble with the law), the psychiatrist may estimate the patient’s reliability to be good. A. Judgement B. Thought Content C. Insight D. Reliability

D. Reliability