Ch 5, 6, 7 - Psych Assessment Flashcards
To screen for cognitive impairment in older adults
- dementia
- 3 item recall test & a clock drawing test.
The Mini-Cog
Assess mental status of young children.
- Detects developmental delays in infants and preschoolers
Denver II screening test
A major characteristic of dementia
Impairment of short and long-term memory
Dysarthria
Weakness in the muscles used for speech, which often causes slowed or slurred speech.
Echolalia
repetition or echoing of words or sounds that you hear someone else say
Priority assessment for aging adults
Sensory perceptive abilities
What are the four main headings of mental status assessment
A, B, C, T
Appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought processes
Mental disorders include
- organic disorders &
- psychiatric mental disorders
- organic disorders caused by brain disease of known specific organic causes (dementia, alcohol and drug intoxication, and withdrawal)
- psychiatric mental disorders in which an organic ideology has not been established (anxiety disorder or schizophrenia)
Screen for anxiety disorder
(GAD-7)
7 item Generalized anxiety disorder scale
Screen for depression
(PHQ-2)
Patient health questionnaire – 2
OR
(PHQ-9)
AUDIT questionnaire
Detects both less severe alcohol problems and alcohol abuse and dependence disorders.
SMAST-G questionnaire
For older adults who reports social or regular drinking of any amount of alcohol
TWEAK Questionnaire
Measures tolerance in women for alcohol problems
Tolerance, worry, eye-opener, amnesia, kut down
Child abuse
Neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse
Elder abuse
Physical abuse, sexual abuse or abusive sexual contact, neglect, financial abuse or exploitation
