Question 1

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to:
A. Appearance and behavior
B. Emotional state
C. Thought Components
D. Cognition
-___ Short- and long-term memory

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Question 2

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to:
A. Appearance and behavior
B. Emotional state
C. Thought Components
D. Cognition
-___ Manner of dress

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

In conducting a mental status exam, content of thought has to do with which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  Delusions, distortions of body image, hallucinations, obsessions, suicidal or homicidal ideation, and so forth 
B)  Circumstantially, coherence, flight of ideas, logical thinking, intact as opposed to loose associations, organization, and tangentiality 
C)  Dress, hygiene, body posture, tics, significant nonverbals, and manner of speech 
D)  Feeling state that is constricted or full, appropriate or inappropriate to content, labile, flat, blunted, exaggerated, and so forth 
E)  Two of the above

Question 4

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to:
A. Appearance and behavior
B. Emotional state
C. Thought Components
D. Cognition
-___ Affect

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Question 5

Items . Items 35 through 46 are generally included in a case report. Identify where each item generally goes in the report by placing A, B, C, D, E, or F, next to it.
A. First item-at the very beginning (1 item)
B. Second item-after first item (1 item)
C. In the middle, but closer to the beginning (2 items)
D. In the middle (5 items)
E. Closer to the end (2 items)
F. At the very end (1 item)
-Cross-cultural issues

Accepted Answer

The answer of Items . Items 35 through 46 are...

Question 6

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to:
A. Appearance and behavior
B. Emotional state
C. Thought Components
D. Cognition
-___ Hygiene

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The answer of For each item below, identify what aspect...

Question 7

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to:
A. Appearance and behavior
B. Emotional state
C. Thought Components
D. Cognition
-___ Obsessions

Accepted Answer

The answer of For each item below, identify what aspect...

Question 8

A clinician asks, "Did you feel distraught or anxious after the fire?" What kind of question is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct question 
B)  Closed question delimiting content 
C)  Closed question delimiting affect 
D)  Open question 
E)  Tentative question

Question 9

Items . Items 35 through 46 are generally included in a case report. Identify where each item generally goes in the report by placing A, B, C, D, E, or F, next to it.
A. First item-at the very beginning (1 item)
B. Second item-after first item (1 item)
C. In the middle, but closer to the beginning (2 items)
D. In the middle (5 items)
E. Closer to the end (2 items)
F. At the very end (1 item)
-Summary, conclusions, and recommendations

Accepted Answer

The answer of Items . Items 35 through 46 are...

Question 10

Despite the ability of questions to help the clinician quickly delve into the world of the client, the use of questions is often challenged and viewed negatively by training programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In making a mental status exam, process of thought has to do with which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  Delusions, distortions of body image, hallucinations, obsessions, suicidal or homicidal ideation, and so forth 
B)  Circumstantially, coherence, flight of ideas, logical thinking, intact as opposed to loose associations, organization, and tangentiality 
C)  Dress, hygiene, body posture, tics, significant nonverbals, and manner of speech 
D)  Feeling state that is constricted or full, appropriate or inappropriate to content, labile, flat, blunted, exaggerated, and so forth 
E)  Two of the above

Question 12

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to:
A. Appearance and behavior
B. Emotional state
C. Thought Components
D. Cognition
-___ Flight of ideas

Accepted Answer

The answer of For each item below, identify what aspect...

Question 13

If one could honestly answer "why," the why question would be the most powerful question used in the helping relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Items . Items 35 through 46 are generally included in a case report. Identify where each item generally goes in the report by placing A, B, C, D, E, or F, next to it.
A. First item-at the very beginning (1 item)
B. Second item-after first item (1 item)
C. In the middle, but closer to the beginning (2 items)
D. In the middle (5 items)
E. Closer to the end (2 items)
F. At the very end (1 item)
-Medical/psychiatric history

Accepted Answer

The answer of Items . Items 35 through 46 are...

Question 15

Generally, case reports are between 5 and 10 pages long.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to:
A. Appearance and behavior
B. Emotional state
C. Thought Components
D. Cognition
-___ Manner of speech

Accepted Answer

The answer of For each item below, identify what aspect...

Question 17

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to:
A. Appearance and behavior
B. Emotional state
C. Thought Components
D. Cognition
-___ Tics

Accepted Answer

The answer of For each item below, identify what aspect...

Question 18

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to:
A. Appearance and behavior
B. Emotional state
C. Thought Components
D. Cognition
-___ Mood

Accepted Answer

The answer of For each item below, identify what aspect...

Question 19

A clinician asks, "What was it like after the fire?" What kind of question is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct question 
B)  Closed question delimiting content 
C)  Closed question delimiting affect 
D)  Open question 
E)  Tentative question

Question 20

Items . Items 35 through 46 are generally included in a case report. Identify where each item generally goes in the report by placing A, B, C, D, E, or F, next to it.
A. First item-at the very beginning (1 item)
B. Second item-after first item (1 item)
C. In the middle, but closer to the beginning (2 items)
D. In the middle (5 items)
E. Closer to the end (2 items)
F. At the very end (1 item)
-Educational and vocational background

Accepted Answer

The answer of Items . Items 35 through 46 are...

Exam 6: Information Gathering: Questions, Structured Interviews, Assessment Procedures, and Writing a Case Report

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to: A. Appearance and behavior B. Emotional state C. Thought Components D. Cognition -___ Short- and long-term memory

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to: A. Appearance and behavior B. Emotional state C. Thought Components D. Cognition -___ Manner of dress

In conducting a mental status exam, content of thought has to do with which of the following:

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to: A. Appearance and behavior B. Emotional state C. Thought Components D. Cognition -___ Affect

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to: A. Appearance and behavior B. Emotional state C. Thought Components D. Cognition -___ Hygiene

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to: A. Appearance and behavior B. Emotional state C. Thought Components D. Cognition -___ Obsessions

A clinician asks, "Did you feel distraught or anxious after the fire?" What kind of question is this?

Despite the ability of questions to help the clinician quickly delve into the world of the client, the use of questions is often challenged and viewed negatively by training programs.

In making a mental status exam, process of thought has to do with which of the following:

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to: A. Appearance and behavior B. Emotional state C. Thought Components D. Cognition -___ Flight of ideas

If one could honestly answer "why," the why question would be the most powerful question used in the helping relationship.

Generally, case reports are between 5 and 10 pages long.

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to: A. Appearance and behavior B. Emotional state C. Thought Components D. Cognition -___ Manner of speech

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to: A. Appearance and behavior B. Emotional state C. Thought Components D. Cognition -___ Tics

For each item below, identify what aspect of the mental status it belongs to: A. Appearance and behavior B. Emotional state C. Thought Components D. Cognition -___ Mood

A clinician asks, "What was it like after the fire?" What kind of question is this?