Mental Status Assessment Flashcards
0
Q
Attention
A
Concentration, ability to focus on one specific thing.
1
Q
Abstract reasoning
A
Pondering a deeper meaning beyond the concrete and literal.
2
Q
Consciousness
A
Being aware of ones’s own existence, feelings, and thoughts and being aware of the environment.
3
Q
Delirium
A
An acute confusional change or loss of consciousness and perceptual disturbance, may accompany acute illness, and usually resolves when the underlying cause is treated.
4
Q
Dementia
A
A gradual progressive process, causing decreased cognitive function even though the person is fully conscious and awake, and is not reversible.
