Mental Status Flashcards

1
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content of formal mental status exam 7

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appearance
speech
emotional expression
thinking an perception
sensorium
insight
judgement
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2
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mood

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subjective- patient describes how they feel

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3
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affect

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objective- observers opinion of how they feel

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4
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congruency

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mood and affect match

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5
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thought form

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linking of thoughts in a logical manner

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6
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clang association

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sound and rhyme of words more important than the meaning

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7
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derailment

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sudden deviation of thought

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8
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delusions

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false fixed beliefs

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9
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obsessions

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unwanted intrusive thoughts that won’t get out of ones head

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10
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ideas of reference

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belief that everyday occurrences have special meaning

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11
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hallucination

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perception absent of stimulus

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12
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illusion

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misperceiving a stimulus

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13
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depersonalization

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deja vu feeling of something already happened

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14
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derealization

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out of body experience

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15
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what is sensorinum

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overall cognitive functioning

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16
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7 components of sensorinum (mini mental status exam)

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alertness
orientation
concentration
memory
calculation
fund of knowledge
abstract reasoning
17
Q

MMS exam scoring

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28-30 normal
25-27- depressed
20-24 mild dementia
11-19 moderate dementia
0-10 severe demdentia
18
Q

pseudodementia

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dementia category based on MMS score but actually so depressed the score was low

19
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tasks of the MMS exam

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orientation- 5 things about the date/year
registration- remember 3 things
attention and calculation- spell words backwards
recall- remember the 3 things
language- name words, repeat sentence, follow commands, write sentence, copy design

20
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persecutory delusion

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false belief that one is being plotted against

21
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catatonia

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unresposivness including muscle rigidity, staring, and inability to communicate

22
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apathy

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lack of interest/emotion

23
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euphoria

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exaggerated unfounded feeling of well-being

24
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mania

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abnormal elation and increased activity

25
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flat affect

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dull emotional tone or outward reactoin

26
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dysphoria

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restless, dissatisfied mood

27
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thought disorder

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lacks clear process or logical direction

28
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grandiose delusion

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false belief that one is wealthy, intelligent, or powerful

29
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GAD

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generalized anxiety disorder

30
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ECT

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electroconculsive therapy

31
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PD

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panic disorder

32
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BD

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bipolar disorder

33
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clinical depression is a

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unipolar disorder

34
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hypochondriasis is a

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anxiety disorder

35
Q

manic depression is a form of

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bipolar disorder

36
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schiztophrenia is a form of a

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psychosis

37
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autism is

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identified in childhood

38
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anorexia nervosa is an

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eating disorder

39
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dysthymia is a form of

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mild depression