Psychiatric assessment

Question 1

_____ describes the prevailing emotional state of the patient.

Answer 1

Mood

Question 2

_____ refers to how the patient’s mood is expressed or exuded.

Answer 2

Affect

Question 3

___________ is characterized by general hopelessness, passivity, lifelessness, dysphoria, demoralization, and pessimism.

Answer 3

Depressed mood

Question 4

In ______, the mood is inappropriately euphoric, giddy, silly, disinhibited, or extremely irritable.

Answer 4

mania

Question 5

________ implies a compromised ability to organize, coherently associate, and effectively use information and ideas

Answer 5

Thought disorder

Question 6

This refers to the abundance of thought as evidenced by a person’s interactional capabilities.

Answer 6

Disorders of the Production of Thought

Question 7

_________ is characterized by a decrease in the apparent ability or interest in interacting with the environment and other people.

Answer 7

Poverty of thought

Question 8

______ is characterized by an abrupt cessation of communication before the topic of discussion is completed.

Answer 8

Thought blocking

Question 9

________ refers to the manner in which thoughts are connected or associated.

Answer 9

Form of thought or thought process

Question 10

_______ is goal-directed, with sequential thoughts having logical connections.

Answer 10

Normal thinking

Question 11

The __________ can be easily followed, and the communicant reaches the intended goal.

Answer 11

“train of thought”

Question 12

Marked by tedious and unnecessary details but eventually reaches the point.

Answer 12

Circumstantiality

Question 13

Marked by skirting the question rather than answering it. Connections between subsequent thoughts are apparent, but goal is never reached.

Answer 13

Tangentiality

Question 14

A jumping from subject to subject without apparent connection.

Answer 14

Loosening of associations

Question 15

Conveys little information despite adequate volume of speech due to vagueness, empty repetitions, or obscure phrases

Answer 15

Verbigeration

Question 16

An incoherent collection of words and phrases.

Answer 16

Word Salad

Question 17

Made-up words that have meaning only for the patient.

Answer 17

Neologisms

Question 18

Words or phrases connected due to characteristics of the words themselves (rhyming, punning) rather than the meaning they convey.

Answer 18

Clang Associations

Question 19

Repetitive, often playful repetition of the words of others.

Answer 19

Echolalia

Question 20

An irrational, pathologic dread of a specific type of stimulus or situation that results in marked anxiety and avoidance of the situation.

Answer 20

Phobias

Question 21

A disturbing, persistent, and usually intrusive thought, feeling, or impulse that cannot be eliminated from consciousness.

Answer 21

Obsession

Question 22

Irresistible urges to perform meaningless, often ritualistic motor acts, such as hand washing.

Answer 22

Compulsion

Question 23

Fixed, false beliefs that have no basis in reality, are not held by one’s culture, and from which the patient will not be dissuaded despite evidence to the contrary.

Answer 23

Delusions

Question 24

Life or world is ending.

Answer 24

Nihilism

Question 25

All life possessions have been lost.

Answer 25

Poverty

Question 26

Special powers are claimed.

Answer 26

Grandeur

Question 27

_________ involves disordered processing of sensory information.

Answer 27

Perceptual disturbance

Question 28

_____ that occur in the absence of actual stimuli.

Answer 28

Perceptions

Question 29

Misinterpretations of existing stimuli.

Answer 29

Illusions

Question 30

It is best to describe patient’s levels of consciousness by their ability to respond to the environmental stimuli.

Answer 30

Level of consciousness

Question 31

Characterized by hypervigilance, often with agitation or tremulousness, and is seen most often in mania or delirium.

Answer 31

Hyperalertness

Question 32

Describes normal wakefulness and awareness of the environment.

Answer 32

Alert

Question 33

Indicates the patient has a tendency to drift into unresponsiveness if left alone but is easily roused to verbal stimulus.

Answer 33

Lethargic

Question 34

Reflects the need for continual stimulation to maintain consciousness.

Answer 34

Stupor

Question 35

Characterized by unconsciousness.

Answer 35

Coma

Question 36

Refers to the ability to direct and sustain attention.

Answer 36

Concentration (Attention)

Question 37

Assessment of the individual’s ability to learn new information, process information, and solve problems.

Answer 37

Intelligence

Question 38

Refers to awareness of factors influencing one’s situation.

Answer 38

Insight

Question 39

Refers to the appreciation that an illness or psychiatric difficulty is occurring, recognition of its impact on the ability to function and awareness of the need to take steps to correct it.

Answer 39

Insight

Question 40

Refers to a person’s ability to handle finances; manage day to day activities; and avoid danger, including exposure to heat, cold, malnutrition, and crime.

Answer 40

Judgement