Ch. 5 Mental status Flashcards
1
Q
mental status
A
emotional and cognitive functioning
2
Q
Mental disorder
A
- organic disorder- known specific organic cause
- psychiatric illness- organic etiology has not yet been established
3
Q
mental status inffered through
A
- consciousness
- language
- mood and affect
- orientation
- attention
- memory
- abstract reasoning
- thought process
- thought content
- perceptions
4
Q
Main components of a mental status exam
A.B.C.T
A
A-appearance
B-behavior
C-cognition
T-thought processes
5
Q
minimental state
A
- orientation
- registration
- attention and calculaton
- recall
- language
6
Q
wenickes area
A
understands speech
7
Q
brocas area
A
speech production
