Term
| What areas are observed in Appearance on the MSE? |
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Definition
| age, height, grooming, posture, nutrition |
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Term
| What areas are observed in Behavior on the MSE? |
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Definition
| Activity level, eye contact, mannerisms, tics, echopraxia, aggression |
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Term
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Definition
| Immitation of observed movements |
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Term
| How do you test attention in the MSE? |
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Definition
| Saying months, location, etc |
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Term
| What areas are observed in Speech on the MSE? |
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Definition
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Term
| What areas are observed in Language on the MSE? |
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Definition
| Expressive/receptive comprehension |
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Term
| What areas are observed in Mood on the MSE? |
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Definition
| Patient's description of their emotional state |
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Term
| What areas are observed in Affect on the MSE? |
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Definition
| How patient's observed mood compares to their displayed mood. |
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Term
| What areas are observed in Form on the MSE? |
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Definition
Goal directed, sequential, logical thought process
vs.
Circumstantial, tangential, perservative, verbigeration, loosely associated words |
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Term
| What is circumstantial thought form? |
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Definition
| Thoughts that are drifting from the point but comes back |
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Term
| What is perservative thought form? |
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Definition
| Thoughts that are repetitive of a specific response even when the response is gone |
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Term
| What is verbigeration thought form? |
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Definition
| Repetition of meaningless words or phrases |
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Term
| What areas are observed in Content on the MSE? |
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Definition
| What is being conveyed (preoccupations, delusions, etc) |
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Term
| What areas are observed in Perceptions on the MSE? |
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Definition
| Depersonalization, derealization, etc |
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Term
| What is depersonalization? |
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Definition
| Patient feels like they are outside themselves and has feelings of unreality of one's self. |
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Term
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Definition
| Patient has feelings of unreality of one's environment/ feels the world is unreal |
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Term
| How do you test memory in the MSE? |
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Definition
| Recall facts, objects after certain time |
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Term
| How do you test cognition in MSE? |
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Definition
| Serial sevens, ability to think abstractly (proverbs), problem solving |
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Term
| What areas are observed in Judgement on the MSE? |
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Definition
| Ability to make reasoned decisions |
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Term
| What areas are observed in Insight on the MSE? |
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Definition
| Patient's awareness and acknowledgement of factors that influence a given situation |
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Term
| What are the positive symptoms of psychosis? |
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Definition
Bizarre behavior
Disorganized Speech
Inappropriate affect |
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Term
| What are the negative symptoms of psychosis? |
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Definition
Alogia
Affective blunting
Avolition-apathy
Anedonia-asociality
Attentional impairment |
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Term
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Definition
Impoverished thinking and cognition and thought processes seem empty/slow.
Can be inferred from speech. |
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Term
| What is Affective blunting? |
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Definition
| Lack of emotional expression, reactivity, and feeling. |
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Term
| What is avolition-asociality? |
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Definition
| Lack of energy and drive. |
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Term
| What is anedonia-asociality? |
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Definition
| Difficulty experiencing interest or pleasure |
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Term
| What is attentional impairment? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are some examples of types of delusions? |
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Definition
Persecutory delusions
Delusions of sin/guilt
Delusions of being controlled
Delusions of being controlled
Delusions of mind reading |
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