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Lesson 6 Flashcards

1
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Record the patient’s sex, age, race, and ethnic group

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Appearance

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2
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Note whether the patient appeared interested during the interview, if the patient appeared bored.

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Attitude toward the examiner

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3
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Sustained emotion that the patient is experiencing

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Mood

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4
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It is determined by the observations made by the interviewer during the course of the interview

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Affect

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5
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A patient’s affect is defined in the ff. terms:

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Expansive
Euthymic
Constricted
Blunted
Flat

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6
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Whether the patients raise their voice when responding

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Speech

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7
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Throughout the interview, very specific questions will be asked regarding the patient’s history. Note whether the patient responds directly to the questions

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Though process

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8
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To determine whether the patient is experiencing hallucinations

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Though content

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9
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What are the type of hallucinations?

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Auditory
Visual
Gustatory
Tactile
Olfactory

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10
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Hearing things

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Auditory

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11
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Seeing things

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Visual

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12
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Tasting things

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Gustatory

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13
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Feeling sensations

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Tactile

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14
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Smelling things

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Olfactory

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15
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Patients perception is important part of this evaluation

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Thought contents

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16
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Determine if the patients have any fears that cause them to avoid situation

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Phobias

17
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The interviewer should inquire about past acts of self-harm or violence

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Suicidal ideation or intent

18
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Questions : do you have any thoughts of hurting anyone?

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Homicidal ideation or intent

19
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Used to measure sensorium and cognition

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Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination

20
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Characterized by unresponsiveness

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Consciousness

21
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Evaluate the patient’s ability to sequence

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Reading and writing

22
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Assess the patient’s ability to determine similarities

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Abstract thought

23
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Assess the patient’s understanding of their condition

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Insight

24
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question: what would you do if you smelled smoke in a crowded theatre?

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Judgement

25
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Ask the patient about doing things without thinking or planning

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Impulsivility

26
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Determine if the patient seems reliable, unrealiable, or is it diffucult to determine

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Reliability

27
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Change topics

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Flight of ideas

28
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Creating new words

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Neologism

29
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Gaylingo

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Neologism

30
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Rhyming words

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Clanging

31
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Speech is halted

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Thought blocking

32
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Thought: objective data

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Thought process

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