MSE Flashcards
1
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Echopraxia
A
Involuntary repetition/imitation *tourette’s/autism
2
Q
Akathisia
A
Need constant movement (antipsyc meds
3
Q
Catalepsy
A
Waxy flexibility
4
Q
Dystonia
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Involuntary muscle contractions/slow repetitive movements
5
Q
Dykinesia
A
Difficulty with voluntary movements
6
Q
Mood
A
Patient tells you
7
Q
Affect
A
What you see
8
Q
Orientation
A
Inquired
9
Q
level of consciousness
A
Observed
10
Q
Mood
A
Inquired
11
Q
Affect
A
Observed
12
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Speech
A
Observed
13
Q
Thought process
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Inquired/Observed
14
Q
Circumstantiality
A
Too many trivial details, can’t get to point
15
Q
Clanging
A
Associated by sound of words, not meaning (rhyming/assonance)
16
Q
Derailment
A
Loose associations, no goal direction, words make sense, sentences do not
17
Q
Flight of ideas
A
Thoughts move from idea to idea, pressured speech