Perform Mental Health Assessment

The Mental State Exam (MSE) seeks to reveal signs of disturbance in

• Thinking

  behaviour cognition

• Thoughts feelings expressions

• thinking cognition comprehension

• comprehension perspective outlook

Answer explanation

The Mental State Exam (MSE) seeks to reveal signs of disturbance in thinking,

behaviour, cognition

The MSE is generally conducted as:

• a written exam

• an online exam

• a conversational interview

• a legal interview

Answer explanation

The MSE is generally conducted as a conversational interview

MSEs are done:

• at least once a shift

• at least once a week

• at least once a month

• at least once every 3 months

Answer explanation

MSEs are done at least once every shift

Affect refers to:

• The emotion of the family

• The emotion the person says they are feeling

• the emotion you observe the person exhibiting

• The emotion of the carer

Answer explanation

Affect refers to the emotion you observe the person exhibiting

Hallucinations are sensory experiences:

• based in reality

• not based in reality

• are the same as delusions

• based in fact

Answer explanation

Hallucinations are sensory experiences not based in reality

Delusions are:

• Fixed false beliefs

• Flexible false beliefs

• Fraudulent beliefs

• Confabulations

Answer explanation

Delusions are fixed false beliefs

Thought form disturbances includes:

• jumping from topic to topic

• Speech disturbances

• Judgement disturbances

• Speaking very quickly

Answer explanation

Thought form disturbances includes jumping from topic to topic

Appearance includes:

• grooming and clothing

• amount of eye contact

• speed they speak

• if they can think clearly

Answer explanation

Appearance includes grooming and clothing

Thought form includes:

• latency (delayed response)

• speed of speech

• stringing rhyming words together

• stutter

Answer explanation

Thought form includes stringing rhyming words together

Behaviour includes:

• Delusions

• concentration

• amount of eye contact

• rate and volume of speech

Answer explanation

Behaviour includes amount of eye contact