MSE Flashcards
This aspect of the MSE involves describing the way individuals present themselves, which can give insight to disorders, socio-economic conditions, educational status, and reason for referral.
General description
What are the 4 aspects that are noted in the general description?
Within normal limits
Appearance
Behavior
Attitude
What defines “within normal limits” for the general description?
neat, orderly, well kempt, calm, relaxed, in control, friendly, and cooperative
What category do u mark in the general description if a patient is disheveled, unkempt, odorous, colorless, and has mismatched clothing?
Appearance
Aimless, purposeless, agitation, hyperactive, choreform, and rocking are under what category for the general description?
Behavior
Argumentative, dismissing, defensive, seductive, and cooperation are under what category for the general description?
Attitude
This is the form of speech characterized by brief and empty replies to questions.
Poverty of speech
Echolalia (repating another persons words), palilaia (repeating own words), and Neologisms (invented words) are signs of what 3 conditions?
Autism
Schizophrenia
Alzheimers
This is speech that lacks meaning; after a significant period of listening, there remains no main theme or point.
Poverty of content
This is speech characterized by alterations in the intensity, timing and rhythm, cadence and/or intonation of words.
(sign of neuro problems)
Dysprosody
This is speech characterized by slurred or slow speech that can be difficult to understand.
(sign of meds or neuro problems)
Dysarthria
This speech involves repeating or prolonging a word, syllable or phrase, or stopping during speech and making no sound for certain syllables.
(stress, fatigue, or excitement)
Stuttering
This is described as the patients suubjective report indicating how they are feeling.
Mood
“climate”
Why is it important to account for the freuqency, intensity, duration, and fluctuation of moods?
some diagnostic criteria depends on the duration of Sx and on mood fluctuations
This is described by the clinicians observations regarding the mood of a patient.
Affect
“weather”
This is the mood description characterized by a normal range of mood, no depresison of euphoria.
Euthymic
This is the mood description characterized by unable to describe the mood or any pleasure
Alexithymia
This is the mood description characterized by general dissatisfaction, sadness, or anxiety
Dysphoric
This is the mood description characterized by an apprehensive anticipation of danger
Anxious
This is the mood description characterized by psychopathological sadnes
depression