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MSE Flashcards

1
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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.

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General description

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What are the 4 aspects that are noted in the general description?

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Within normal limits
Appearance
Behavior
Attitude

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What defines “within normal limits” for the general description?

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neat, orderly, well kempt, calm, relaxed, in control, friendly, and cooperative

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What category do u mark in the general description if a patient is disheveled, unkempt, odorous, colorless, and has mismatched clothing?

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Appearance

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Aimless, purposeless, agitation, hyperactive, choreform, and rocking are under what category for the general description?

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Behavior

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Argumentative, dismissing, defensive, seductive, and cooperation are under what category for the general description?

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Attitude

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This is the form of speech characterized by brief and empty replies to questions.

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Poverty of speech

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Echolalia (repating another persons words), palilaia (repeating own words), and Neologisms (invented words) are signs of what 3 conditions?

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Autism
Schizophrenia
Alzheimers

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This is speech that lacks meaning; after a significant period of listening, there remains no main theme or point.

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Poverty of content

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This is speech characterized by alterations in the intensity, timing and rhythm, cadence and/or intonation of words.

(sign of neuro problems)

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Dysprosody

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This is speech characterized by slurred or slow speech that can be difficult to understand.

(sign of meds or neuro problems)

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Dysarthria

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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)

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Stuttering

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This is described as the patients suubjective report indicating how they are feeling.

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Mood

“climate”

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Why is it important to account for the freuqency, intensity, duration, and fluctuation of moods?

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some diagnostic criteria depends on the duration of Sx and on mood fluctuations

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This is described by the clinicians observations regarding the mood of a patient.

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Affect

“weather”

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This is the mood description characterized by a normal range of mood, no depresison of euphoria.

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Euthymic

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This is the mood description characterized by unable to describe the mood or any pleasure

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Alexithymia

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This is the mood description characterized by general dissatisfaction, sadness, or anxiety

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Dysphoric

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This is the mood description characterized by an apprehensive anticipation of danger

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Anxious

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20
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This is the mood description characterized by psychopathological sadnes

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depression

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This is the mood description characterized by a severe depressed state

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Melancholia

22
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This is the mood description characterized by withdrawal from all pleasurable activities

23
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This is the mood description characterized by lack of feeling, emotion, or concern.

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Apathetic

aka me towards psych

24
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This is the mood description characterized by changes between euphoria, depression, and anxiety

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Mood swings (labile)

25
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This is the mood description characterized by more cheerful than the normal range.

26
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This is the mood description characterized by intese elation, grandiose

27
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This is the mood description characterized by overestimation of self-importance.

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Expansive

aka most med students

28
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This is the mood description characterized by mania but less intense

29
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This is the mood description characterized by accelerated thinking, speech, and elation.

30
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This is the affect description characterized by a full range of emotion

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Appropriate

31
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This is the affect description characterized by disharmony between emotion and presentation

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Inappropriate

32
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This is the affect description characterized by inappropriate attitude of calm and about a disability

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La belle indifference

33
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This is the affect description characterized by reduced intensity of emotion

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Restricted/constricted

34
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This is the affect description characterized by more reduciton of emotion than restricted/constricted

35
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This is the affect description characterized by absence of affective signs, monotone voice

36
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This is the affect description characterized by rapid and abrupt changes in emotions.

37
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This is a description of the way people think, and can be rapid (like mania) or reduced (depression/schizo) or others.

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Thought process

38
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This is a fixed false belief.

39
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Delusions, perfections, and preoccupations are all factors to what mental process?

A

Thought content

40
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What form of thought is a specific concern for patients and the public, as a pt could be homocidal or suicidal?

A

Impulsivity

41
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This is the ability to make a sound, reasoned, and responsible decision or being able to understand the likely outcomes of pro-social or antisocial behavior.

42
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This is the ability to be aware and/or having an understanding of the individuals own mental illness.

(assessed by asking the pts to explain their disorder, understand Tx for it, and able to label certain mental events)

43
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This is the exam that assesses “cognitive impairment” which is the hallmark for dementia.

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Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)

44
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A score less that what is suspicious for dementia on the MMSE?

45
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In the MMSE, what is the disturbance of consciousness that is characterized by incomplete clear mindedness, which can be from a coma, dementia, or delirium?

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Clouding/obtunded

46
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In the MMSE, what is the disturbance of consciousness that is characterized by lack of reaction to surroundings, which can be from substance abuse?

47
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In the MMSE, what is the disturbance of consciousness that is characterized by goofiness at nighttime in old people, and can be from a head injury or metabolic disorder?

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Sundowning

48
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In the MMSE, what is the orientation sensorium?

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Accurately aware of time, person, and place

49
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Registration, retention, and recall are all components of what portion of the MSSE?

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Memory processing

50
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What are the 4 levels of memory in the MSSE?

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Immediate (few minutes)
Recent (few days)
Recent past (few months)
Remote (distant past)

51
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In the MSSE, asking the pt to substract #s from 100 in serials of 7 can be used to asses what component?

A

Attention and Concentration

Psychiatry (10 decks)

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