Mental Status Examination

Question 1

Providing name, location, and current date

Answer 1

Orientation

Question 2

Following multistep commands

Answer 2

Comprehension

Question 3

Reciting months of the year backwards

Answer 3

Concentration

Question 4

Recalling 3 unrelated words after 5 minutes

Answer 4

Short-term memory

Question 5

Providing the details of significant life events

Answer 5

Long-term memory

Question 6

Writing a sensible sentence containing a noun and a verb

Answer 6

Language

Question 7

Drawing a clock-face

Answer 7

Visual-spacial