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| A PERSON'S EMOTIONAL(FEELING) AND COGNITIVE(KNOWING) ALLOWS A PERSON TO FUNCTION SOCIALLY AND OCCUPATIONALLY. |
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| APPERENT WHEN A PERSON'S RESPONSE IS MUCH GREATER THAN THE EXPECTED REACTION TO A TRAMATIC LIFE EVENT. |
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| DISORDERS DUE TO BRAIN DIESASE OF KNOWN SPECIFIC ORGANIC CAUSE(E.G.,DELIRUM, DEMENTIA, ALCHOLOL AND DRUG INTOXICATION AND WITHDRAWAL). |
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| PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL ILLNESS |
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| WHEN AN ORGANIC ETIOLOGY HAS NOT YET BEEN ESTABILISHED(E.G., ANXITY DISORDER OR SCHIZOPHRENIA). |
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| DOCUMENTS A DYSFUNTION AND DETERMINES HOW THAT DYSFUNTION AND DETERMIES HOW THAT DYSFUNCTION AND DETERMINES HOW THAT DYSFUNTION AFFECTS SELF-CARE IN EVERYDAY LIFE. |
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| BEING AWARE OF ONE'S OWN EXSTENCE, FEELINGS, AND THOUGHT AND AWARE OF THE ENVIROMENT. THIS IS THE MOST ELEMENTARY OF MENTAL STATUS FUNCTIONS. |
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| USING THE VOICE TO COMMUNICATE ONE'S THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS. THIS IS A BASIC TOOL OF HUMANS, AND ITS LOSS HAS A HEAVY SOCIAL IMPACT ON THE INDIVIDUAL. |
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| BOTH OF THESE ELEMENTS DEAL WITH THE PREVAILING FEELINGS |
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| A TEMPORARY EXPESSION OF FEELINGS OR STATE OF MIND |
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| MORE DURABLE, A PROLONGED DISPLAY OF FEELINGS THAT COLOR THE WHOLE EMOTIONAL LIFE. |
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| THE AWARENESS OF THE OBJECTIVE WORLD IN RELATION TO THE SELF. |
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| THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION, THE ABILTY TO FOCUS ON ONE SPECIFIC THING WITHOUT BEING DISTRACTED BY MANY ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI. |
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| THE ABILITY TO LAY DOWN AND STORE EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS FOR LATER RECALL. |
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| MEMORY THAT EVOKES DAY-TO-DAY EVENTS |
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| MEMORY THAT BRINGS UP YEARS' WORTH OF EXPERIENCE. |
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| PONDERING A DEEPER MEANING BEYOND THE CONCRETE AND LITERAL. |
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| THE WAY A PERSON THINKS, THE LOGICAL TRAIN OF THOUGHT. |
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| WHAT THE PERSON THINKS-SPECIFIC IDEAS, BELIEF, THE USE OF WORDS. |
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| AN AWARENESS OF OBJECTS THROUGH THE FIVE SENSES. |
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| FULL MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION |
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| A SYSTEMATIC CHECK OF EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING |
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| COMPONENTS OF THE MENTAL HEALTH STATUS EXAMINATION |
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A-PPEARANCE
B-EHAVIOR
C-OGNITION
T-HOUGHT PROCESS |
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OBJECTIVE DATA-
APPEARANCE-
POSTURE |
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| POSTURE IS ERECT, AND POSITION IS RELAXED. |
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OBJECTIVE DATA-
APPEARANCE-
BODY MOVEMENT |
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| BODY MOVEMENT ARE VOLUNTARY, DELIBERATE, COORDINATED AND SMOOTH AND EVEN. |
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OBJECTIVE DATA-
APPEARANCE-
DRESS- |
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| DRESS IS APPROPRIATE FOR SETTING, SEASON, AGE, GENDER, AND SOCIAL GROUP. CLOTHING FITS AND IS PUT ON APPROPRIATELY. |
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OBJECTIVE DATA-
APPEARANCE-
GROOMING AND HYGIENE |
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| THE PERSON IS CLEAN AND WELL GROOMED; HAIR IS NEAT AND CLEAN; WOMEN HAVE MODERATE OR NO MAKEUP; MEN ARE SHAVED, OR BEARED OR MUSTACHE IS WELL GROOMED. NAILS ARE CLEAN UNLESS JOBS LEAVE NAILS CHRONICALLY DIRTY. NOTE: A DISHEVELED APPEARANCE IN A PREVIOUSLY WELL-GROOMED PERSON IS SIGNIFICANT. USE CARE IN INTERPRETING CLOTHING THAT IS DISHEVELED,BIZARRE, OR IN POOR REPAIR PIERCING, AND TATTOOS, BECAUSE THESE SOMETIMES REFLECT THE PEARSON'S ECONOMIC STATUS OR A DELIBERATE FASHION TREND(ESPECIALLY AMONG ADOLESCENTS) |
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OBJECTIVE DATA-
BEHAVIOR-
LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
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| THE PERSON IS AWAKE, ALERT, AWARE OF STIMULI FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AND WITHIN THE SELF, AND RESPONDS APPROPRIATELY AND REASONABLY SOON TO STIMULI. |
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OBJECTIVE DATA-
BEHAVIOR-
FACIAL EXPRESSION |
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| THE LOOK IS APPROPRIATE TO THE SITUATION AND CHANGES APPROPRIATELY WITH THE TOPIC. THERE IS COMFORTABLE EYE CONTACT UNLESS PRECLUDED BY THE CULTURAL NORM. |
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OBJECTIVE DATA-
BEHAVIOR-
SPEECH |
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JUDGE THE QUALITY OF SPEECH BY NOTING THAT THE PERSON MAKES LARYNGEAL SOUNDS EFFORTLESSLY AND SHARE CONVERSATION APPROPRIATELY.
THE PACE OF THE CONVERSATION IS MODERATE AND STREAM OF TALKING IS FLUENT.
ARTICULATION(ABILITY TO FORM WORDS) IS CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE.
WORD CHOICE IS EFFORTLESS AND APPROPRIATE TE EDUCATIONAL LEVEL. THE PERSON COMPLETES SENTENCES PAUSING TO THINK. |
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OBJECTIVE DATA-
BEHAVIOR-
MOOD AND AFFECT |
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| JUDGE THIS BY BODY LANGUAGE AND FACIAL EXPRESSION AND ASKING DIRECTLY, "HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY," OR "HOW DO YOU USUALLY FEEL?" THE MOOD SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO THE PERSON'S PLACE AND CONDITION AND CHANGE APPROPRIATELY WITH TOPICS. THE PERSON IS WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH YOU. |
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OBJECTIVE DATA-
COGNITIVE FUNCTION-
ORIENTATION |
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TIME:DAY OF THE WEEK, DATE, YEAR, SEASON
PLACE: WHERE A A PERSON LIVES, PRESENT LOCATION, TYPE OF BUILDING, NAME OF CITY AND STATE
PERSON: OWN NAME, AGE WHO EXAMINER IS, TYPE OF WORKER |
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OBJECTIVE DATA-
COGNITIVE FUNCTION-
ATTENTION SPAN |
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| A PERSON'S ABILITY TO COMPLETE A THOUGHT WITHOUT WANDERING. |
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OBJECTIVE DATA-
COGNITIVE FUNCTION-
RECENT MEMORY |
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| ASSESS RECENT MEMORY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE INTERVIEW BY THE 24-HOUR DIET RECALL OR BY ASKING THE TIME THE PERSON REPORTED TO THE AGENCY. |
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