NR548 Exam 3 with questions and correct answers

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, Mental Status Exam (MSE) - CORRECT ANSWERS --best tool for establishing a
psychiatric diagnosis
-combination of observations, impressions, & interpretation of client responses
-Eval of patients:
• appearance
• behavior
• speech
• affect
• thought process
• thought content
• cognition

mental health - CORRECT ANSWERS -"a state of well-being in which every individual
realizes his or her own potential, can cope with normal stresses of life, can work
productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community"

mental status - CORRECT ANSWERS --refers to emotional (feeling) and cognitive
(knowing) function
-functioning is inferred through assessment of an individual's behaviors:
• consciousness
• language
• mood and affect
• orientation
• attention
• memory
• abstract reasoning
• thought process
• thought content
• perceptions

Factors that affect the interpretation of the MSE - CORRECT ANSWERS -culture
native language
educational level
literacy
social factors

MSE: Appearance - CORRECT ANSWERS --posture
-dress
-grooming
-physical appearance
• distinguishable markings; scars or tattoos
-facial expressions