Psych: History

Question 1

Depression screen

Answer 1

//Depression: “ELF GIRLS CLAP”

• Energy?
• Low mood?
• Focus?
• Guilt
• Insomnia
• Regret
• Life worth living?
• Suicide?
• Confidence?
• Libido?
• Appetite?
• Pleasure?

Question 2

Mental State Examination

Answer 2

• Mental State Examination: “ABSEPTIC”
• Appearance:
• Behaviour
• Speech
• Emotion
• Perceptions
• Thought
• Insight
• Cognition

Question 3

Mental State Examination: Appearance

Answer 3

• Appearance: “POSH”
• Physical condition
• Overall impression
• Suitability of dress
• Hygeine

Question 4

Mental state examination: Behaviour

Answer 4

• Behaviour: “DREAM”
• Distractibility
• Rapport
• Eye Contact
• Appropriateness of behaviour
• Movements

Question 5

Mental State Examination: Speech

Answer 5

• Speech: “LSP CRAP”
• Loudness
• Speed
• Pitch
• Coherence
• Relevance
• Associations
• Punning

Question 6

Mental State Examination: Mood (Emotion)

Answer 6

• Emotion/Mood/Affect: “SODS”
• Subjective
• Objective:
• Duration:
• Severity

Question 7

Mental State Examination: Perception

Answer 7

• Perception: “HIP Dis Deep”
• Hallucinations
• Illusions
• Psuedohallucination
• Dissociation
• Depersonalisation

Question 8

Mental State Examination: Thought (Form + Content)

Answer 8

• Thought: “FLAG POST DO”
• Formal thought disorder
• Linearity
• Associational quality
• Goal-directedness
• Preoccupations
• Obsessive thoughts, ideas and impulses
• Suicide
• Thoughts of harm
• Delusions
• Overvalued ideas

Question 9

Mental State Examination: Insight?

Answer 9

• Insight: “RAT”
• Result of illness?
• Acceptance?
• Treatment compliance?