Mental State Examination Flashcards
how do you test concentration/attention
say months of the year backwards
what is mental state examination the equivalent to in general medicine
physical examination
what is the difference between mood and affect
mood - subjective at time of interview - how to they say they are feeling
affect - what do you observe, do they look happy/sad etc. eg. how does their mood appear to you
true or false: mood is constantly changing
false
mood usually stays the same
affect changes all the time. People look unhappy when you talk about a sad subject, or look happy when u talk about something happy eg. face lights up, affect gets brighter
what is reactivity
how much the affect can vary
what is euthymic affect
normal/fine affect
what is a flattened/blunted affect
when the affect doesn’t vary much
what is an unreactive affect
when the affect doesn’t change
what is incongruent affect
opposite affect eg. when talking about something happy they look sad/ when talking about something sad they look happy
what is a perception without stimulus
hallucination
what is an illusion
a misperception of a REAL stimulus eg. thinking nurses shoes are ferrets lol
what is passivity
things that are normally under the patients control but when unwell are not under their control
eg. though broadcasting - feelings like you don’t have control of your thoughts eg. other people can access your thoughts, take them away, here them etc
what is a persecutory delusion
belief that you are being persecuted, with no real evidence
what is insight
self awareness in relation to the illness - do they know they have an illness
what is looked at in a mental state examination
Appearance and behaviour Speech Affect and mood Thoughts: control&content perception cognition insight