Mental Status Exam Flashcards
1
Q
What is Akathisia?
A
Excessive motor activity (pacing, squirming, restless, inability to sit still)
2
Q
What is a Tangential thought process?
A
Pt listens to question and begins discussing related thoughts, but never arrives at the answer
3
Q
Jamais vu tends to be associated with what type of lesions?
A
Focal brain lesions
4
Q
What is prosody?
A
Ability to recognize emotional aspects of language
5
Q
What is praxis and apraxia?
A
- Praxis: ability to carry out intentional motor acts
- Apraxia: inability to carry out motor acts; deficits may exist in motor or sensory systems, comprehension, or cooperation
