history + MSE Flashcards
1
Q
appearance
A
clothing
self care
2
Q
behaviour
A
rapport
motor activity
aggression
distractibility
3
Q
speech
A
rate volume tone
spontaneity
stuttering
pressure
4
Q
mood
A
objective
subjective
reactivity
suicidality (ask)
5
Q
thought form
A
FTD?
describe rather than say what sign (flight of ideas, tangentiality, neologisms, thought block, loosening of association)
6
Q
thought content
A
delusions
preoccupations
self harm + suicidality - present here
7
Q
cognition
A
orientation to time place person
???
8
Q
insight
A
feel they have mental illness?
willing to accept + comply with treatment
9
Q
risk
A
self
others
property
from others