PRITE PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND
PSYCHIATRIC TESTING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE!!!
, Which is a limitation of the MMSE? (7x) - ANSWER MAY FAIL TO DETECT VERY
MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
Question to ask when evaluating for immediate recall (3x) - ANSWER CAN YOU
REPEAT THESE SIX NUMBERS?
What task is useful in evaluating a pt's ability to concentrate? (2x) - ANSWER
PERFORMING SERIAL 7'S
On MSE, thought process with lack of goal directedness, excessive details, and
difficulty with closure describes a thought pattern of: (2x) - ANSWER
CIRCUMSTANTIALITY
In addition to orientation, attention, calculation, language and registration, what other
cognitive domain does the mmse test? - ANSWER RECALL
What is being assessed when patient is asked to repeat words "Apple, table, penny"? -
ANSWER REGISTRATION
Which area of MSE relies primarily on patient report? - ANSWER MOOD
Psych MD asked pt "what would you do if you lost your prescription?" This question
primarily assesses: - ANSWER JUDGMENT
Psychiatrist asks "How many quarters are in $15?", examining what ability - ANSWER
COGNITION
Which of the following is the most significant problem with the use of the global
assessment of functioning scale? - ANSWER IT CONFOUNDS SYMPTOMS AND
FUNCTIONING
Which of the following represents a disorder of the content of thought? - ANSWER
OBSESSIONS
Communication d/o assoc w/ neurological and psych d/o - ANSWER MUTISM
Asking a patient to recite a series of numbers in reverse order is a standard test of: -
ANSWER CONCENTRATION
PSYCHIATRIC TESTING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE!!!
, Which is a limitation of the MMSE? (7x) - ANSWER MAY FAIL TO DETECT VERY
MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
Question to ask when evaluating for immediate recall (3x) - ANSWER CAN YOU
REPEAT THESE SIX NUMBERS?
What task is useful in evaluating a pt's ability to concentrate? (2x) - ANSWER
PERFORMING SERIAL 7'S
On MSE, thought process with lack of goal directedness, excessive details, and
difficulty with closure describes a thought pattern of: (2x) - ANSWER
CIRCUMSTANTIALITY
In addition to orientation, attention, calculation, language and registration, what other
cognitive domain does the mmse test? - ANSWER RECALL
What is being assessed when patient is asked to repeat words "Apple, table, penny"? -
ANSWER REGISTRATION
Which area of MSE relies primarily on patient report? - ANSWER MOOD
Psych MD asked pt "what would you do if you lost your prescription?" This question
primarily assesses: - ANSWER JUDGMENT
Psychiatrist asks "How many quarters are in $15?", examining what ability - ANSWER
COGNITION
Which of the following is the most significant problem with the use of the global
assessment of functioning scale? - ANSWER IT CONFOUNDS SYMPTOMS AND
FUNCTIONING
Which of the following represents a disorder of the content of thought? - ANSWER
OBSESSIONS
Communication d/o assoc w/ neurological and psych d/o - ANSWER MUTISM
Asking a patient to recite a series of numbers in reverse order is a standard test of: -
ANSWER CONCENTRATION
