Case Man. Test 2 Flashcards
Inability to conceptualize probs clearly
Conceptual disorganization
when client’s speech/language is pressured, often rapid, constantly talking, possible manic/hypomanic episode
racing thoughts
loss of language abilities
aphasia
normal mood
euthymic
when client has minimal responses, possibly due to depression b/c client is being interviewed in a language other than their native tongue, lack of facility in language
impoverished speech
severe restlessness
akathisia
broad range of moods
normal range of mood
when client makes up entirely new words w/idiosyncratic meanings
neologisms
client appears to have abnormal movements in muscles of face, mouth and tongue, tics due to antipsychotic meds
tardive dyskenesia
client becomes too close in the relationship, touchy
seductive
client’s speech is reserved, suspicious, contributes to the bare minimum
guarded speech
client knows who he is, where he’s at and when it is
client is oriented x3
trouble falling asleep
initial insomnia
client’s belief that one’s thoughts are being taken out of one’s mind by an outside force
thought withdrawal
persistant in repeating verbal/motor response to prior stimulus, gets stuck on something to get their point across
perseverating
client appears rigid of posture, may voluntarily pose in bizarre ways & attempts to reposition client are resisted
catatonic
client believes her thoughts are being taken out of her head and broadcast so that others know what she’s thinking
thought broadcast
client says they feel detached from themselves
depersonalization
inability to remember
amnesia
client pulls her gloves on and off, repeatedly in a ritualistic fashion
stereotyping
ask client to interpret several proverbs to test her
abstract thinking
client blames wife for marital problems and brings them on herself. client’s insight is
derealization
body fxning has become irregualr: sleep, appetite, weight gain/loss, enjoyment of everyday life. client shows strong signs of
neurovegetative signs of depression
the sound of a word seems to trigger your client and a new line of thinking has occured within them
clang association
MSE
mental status exam
MSE includes
- appearance
- behavior
- affect (mood)
- thought process
- insight
- judgment
- intelligence
- reality testing
- SI, HI (suicidal/ homicidal ideation)
- cognitive fxning
this is the basis for understanding client’s presenting problem and beginning to conceptualize their fxning into diagnosis
MSE
making a diagnosis for the MSE is done by
listening/watching client very carefully
test client’s abstract thinking by seeing if they understand
proverbs
example of abstract thinking
don’t put your all your eggs in one basket
when documenting, what do you need to do if you didn’t finish writing and there’s an empty space left on the line of the page?
draw a line and initial at the end
while documenting in the contact log, what should you NEVER do?
skip lines
3 types of recordings when documenting
- process
- summary
- staff notes
the most notes one takes is in the ____ recordings
process