Mental Status Flashcards
content of formal mental status exam 7
appearance speech emotional expression thinking an perception sensorium insight judgement
mood
subjective- patient describes how they feel
affect
objective- observers opinion of how they feel
congruency
mood and affect match
thought form
linking of thoughts in a logical manner
clang association
sound and rhyme of words more important than the meaning
derailment
sudden deviation of thought
delusions
false fixed beliefs
obsessions
unwanted intrusive thoughts that won’t get out of ones head
ideas of reference
belief that everyday occurrences have special meaning
hallucination
perception absent of stimulus
illusion
misperceiving a stimulus
depersonalization
deja vu feeling of something already happened
derealization
out of body experience
what is sensorinum
overall cognitive functioning