Mental Health Assessment Flashcards
what is the purpose of the MSE
assess thoughts and mental processes that interfere with persons ability to function optimally
assess strengths, capabilities, and resources for adjustment
4 key components of MSE
appearance
behavior
cognition
thought process
when assessing appearance look for
gait, posture, mannerisms
body movement
eye contact
when assessing speech look for
rate, rhythm, volume
cluttering (rapid, disorganized)
disturbances (articulation problems, mumbling, slurring)
when assessing mood look for
clients own words to describe
when assessing affect look for
outward expression of internal feelings
appropriateness
range
stability
define thought blocking
pt stops speaking suddenly in the middle of sentence
define thought insertion
an idea that another thinks through the mind of the person. unable to distinguish between own thoughts and those inserted into their minds
define clang associations
rhyming
define circumstantiality
delay in getting to the point
define tangentiality
speaks about topics unrelated to main topic
define neologism
new word not understood by others
define confabulation
filling in of memory gaps as though they were fact
most common type of hallucination
auditory
when assessing cognition look for
aaox3 memory recall insight judgment LOC
