W8

Question 0

Core components of MSE

Answer 0

• cognition
• appearance and behavior
• mood and affect
• perception
• speech
• insight
• thought content
• eye contact
• judgement
• thought form and flow

Question 1

Factors that influence MSE

Answer 1

Clinician 
- belief/values/assumptions/expectations/stereotypes
- past experiences
- health and current state of mind
Consumer
- attitude
- expectations
- past experiences
- engagement
- substance affected
Or both 
- environment and context 
- culture
- transference/counter-transference

Question 2

Thought is assessed through two components of the MSE, describe them.

Answer 2

Thought form/flow:
The pattern of speech –> logical, sequential, easy to follow
Thought content:
What a person thinks about. May include delusions, paranoia, phobias, preoccupations, obsessions, compulsions