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Circumstantial Thought process .....ANSWER..... organized but
over inclusive
Tangential Thought process .....ANSWER..... occasional lapses in
organization
Loosening associations .....ANSWER..... frequent lapses in
connection between thoughts
Blocking .....ANSWER..... loses train of thought
Neologisms .....ANSWER..... Words created by the patient which
have their own idiosyncratic meanings
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Flight of ideas .....ANSWER..... Flow of thought is extremely rapid
but connections remain in tact
Delusional Thought Content .....ANSWER..... a firmly held, false
belief not shared by members of the patient's culture
Overvalued idea .....ANSWER..... an idea that is intrusive and
egodystonic
paranoid ideation .....ANSWER..... suspiciousness about others'
motives and ideas of reference
Phobia .....ANSWER..... a specific fear that results in avoidance of
the situation or object despite the patient's realization that the
fear is irrational
describe the 10 areas of functioning evaluated in the mental
status exam (MSE) .....ANSWER..... Appearance, affect, mood,
thought content, speech, thought process, cognition, judgment,
insight, movement and behavior
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MSE- Appearance .....ANSWER..... Person's age, race, sex, civil
status, and overall appearance.
MSE- Movement and behavior .....ANSWER..... Person's gait,
posture, coordination, eye contact, facial expressions, and similar
behaviors
Affect .....ANSWER..... outwardly observable emotional reactions
mood .....ANSWER..... underlying emotional "atmosphere" or tone
of the person's answers
Speech .....ANSWER..... volume/speed of speech, length of
answers, appropriateness and clarity of the answers
thought content .....ANSWER..... Indications of hallucinations,
delusions, obsessions, symptoms of disassociations, or thoughts of
suicide via responses
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thought process .....ANSWER..... irrelevant, detail, repeated
words and phrases, interrupted thinking and illogical connections
between thoughts
cognition .....ANSWER..... knowing orientation with regard to time,
place, and personal identity
insight .....ANSWER..... ability to recognize a problem and
understand its nature and severity
Bender Visual Motor Gestalt assessment .....ANSWER..... used to
evaluate "visual-motor maturity", to screen for developmental
disorders, or to assess neurological function or brain damage. It
is administered to children and adults ages three and older and
may be administered in a group setting.
Bridge Drawing Assessment .....ANSWER..... is a sequential
drawing in which the client draws a visual representation of the
problem, means of solving the problems and the desired solution
ATCBE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025/2026
TEST BANK| COMPLETE 800 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| ATCBE EXAM PREP
2025 (BRAND NEW!!)
Circumstantial Thought process .....ANSWER..... organized but
over inclusive
Tangential Thought process .....ANSWER..... occasional lapses in
organization
Loosening associations .....ANSWER..... frequent lapses in
connection between thoughts
Blocking .....ANSWER..... loses train of thought
Neologisms .....ANSWER..... Words created by the patient which
have their own idiosyncratic meanings
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Flight of ideas .....ANSWER..... Flow of thought is extremely rapid
but connections remain in tact
Delusional Thought Content .....ANSWER..... a firmly held, false
belief not shared by members of the patient's culture
Overvalued idea .....ANSWER..... an idea that is intrusive and
egodystonic
paranoid ideation .....ANSWER..... suspiciousness about others'
motives and ideas of reference
Phobia .....ANSWER..... a specific fear that results in avoidance of
the situation or object despite the patient's realization that the
fear is irrational
describe the 10 areas of functioning evaluated in the mental
status exam (MSE) .....ANSWER..... Appearance, affect, mood,
thought content, speech, thought process, cognition, judgment,
insight, movement and behavior
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MSE- Appearance .....ANSWER..... Person's age, race, sex, civil
status, and overall appearance.
MSE- Movement and behavior .....ANSWER..... Person's gait,
posture, coordination, eye contact, facial expressions, and similar
behaviors
Affect .....ANSWER..... outwardly observable emotional reactions
mood .....ANSWER..... underlying emotional "atmosphere" or tone
of the person's answers
Speech .....ANSWER..... volume/speed of speech, length of
answers, appropriateness and clarity of the answers
thought content .....ANSWER..... Indications of hallucinations,
delusions, obsessions, symptoms of disassociations, or thoughts of
suicide via responses
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thought process .....ANSWER..... irrelevant, detail, repeated
words and phrases, interrupted thinking and illogical connections
between thoughts
cognition .....ANSWER..... knowing orientation with regard to time,
place, and personal identity
insight .....ANSWER..... ability to recognize a problem and
understand its nature and severity
Bender Visual Motor Gestalt assessment .....ANSWER..... used to
evaluate "visual-motor maturity", to screen for developmental
disorders, or to assess neurological function or brain damage. It
is administered to children and adults ages three and older and
may be administered in a group setting.
Bridge Drawing Assessment .....ANSWER..... is a sequential
drawing in which the client draws a visual representation of the
problem, means of solving the problems and the desired solution
