Test Bank - Essential Health Assessment, 8th
edition
Four main headings of mental status assessment: A-B-C-T
- ANSWER: •Appearance
•Behavior
•Cognition
•Thought processes
Mental Status - ANSWER: a person's emotional and cognitive functioning.
Level of Consciousness (LOC) - ANSWER: A person's state of awareness, ranging
from being fully alert to unconscious; also referred to as mental status. (Objective Data)
Discern orientation through course of interview, or use direct questioning to verify -
ANSWER: •Time: day of week, date, year, season
•Place: where person lives, address, phone number, present location, type of building,
name of city and state
•Person: own name, age, who examiner is, type of worker
Recent memory - ANSWER: Assess in context of interview by 24-hour diet recall or
by asking time person arrived at agency.
Remote memory - ANSWER: •Ask the person verifiable past events; for example, ask
to describe past health, the first job, birthday and anniversary dates, and historical
events that are relevant for that person. (make sure they are thinking they are in the
correct year)
Aphasia - ANSWER: Difficulty speaking - loss of ability to speak or write coherently or #$%^&*
to understand speech or writing due to a cerebrovascular accident
(*&^%$
#$%^&*
Thought processes - ANSWER: Way person thinks should be logical, goal directed,
coherent, and relevant; should complete thoughts ())(*&^%
$%^&*(
Perception - ANSWER: the process of organizing and interpreting sensory (*&^%$
information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events %^&*()(
*&^%$$
(GAD-7) tests for - ANSWER: Anxiety
%^&*(*
PHQ-9 - ANSWER: assessment that evaluates degree of depression &$%^&
(*&^%$
Judgement - ANSWER: Is the ability to compare and evaluate alternatives and reach &*(&^%
an appropriate course of action $^&*(*
&^%^^&
Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) - ANSWER: •Concentrates only on cognitive
*(*(&^&
functioning
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edition
Four main headings of mental status assessment: A-B-C-T
- ANSWER: •Appearance
•Behavior
•Cognition
•Thought processes
Mental Status - ANSWER: a person's emotional and cognitive functioning.
Level of Consciousness (LOC) - ANSWER: A person's state of awareness, ranging
from being fully alert to unconscious; also referred to as mental status. (Objective Data)
Discern orientation through course of interview, or use direct questioning to verify -
ANSWER: •Time: day of week, date, year, season
•Place: where person lives, address, phone number, present location, type of building,
name of city and state
•Person: own name, age, who examiner is, type of worker
Recent memory - ANSWER: Assess in context of interview by 24-hour diet recall or
by asking time person arrived at agency.
Remote memory - ANSWER: •Ask the person verifiable past events; for example, ask
to describe past health, the first job, birthday and anniversary dates, and historical
events that are relevant for that person. (make sure they are thinking they are in the
correct year)
Aphasia - ANSWER: Difficulty speaking - loss of ability to speak or write coherently or #$%^&*
to understand speech or writing due to a cerebrovascular accident
(*&^%$
#$%^&*
Thought processes - ANSWER: Way person thinks should be logical, goal directed,
coherent, and relevant; should complete thoughts ())(*&^%
$%^&*(
Perception - ANSWER: the process of organizing and interpreting sensory (*&^%$
information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events %^&*()(
*&^%$$
(GAD-7) tests for - ANSWER: Anxiety
%^&*(*
PHQ-9 - ANSWER: assessment that evaluates degree of depression &$%^&
(*&^%$
Judgement - ANSWER: Is the ability to compare and evaluate alternatives and reach &*(&^%
an appropriate course of action $^&*(*
&^%^^&
Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) - ANSWER: •Concentrates only on cognitive
*(*(&^&
functioning
%
