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Components of a mental status exam correct answers Appearance, behavior, cognition, thought
process (ABCT)
Thought blocking correct answers Individual suddenly stops speaking without any obvious
reason
Pressured speech correct answers Speech that is increased in amount, accelerated, and difficult or
impossible to interrupt
Flight of ideas correct answers Over-productive, rapid speech during which the patient jumps
rapidly from one idea to the next
Circumstantial speech correct answers Speech that lacks a clear direction because of excessive,
unrelated information but eventually makes full circle back to the point at hand
Tangential speech correct answers Speech where ultimate point is never made
Perseveration correct answers Repetition of an original answer to subsequent questions
Mutism correct answers Patient does not respond even though they are aware of the discussion
Mood correct answers Feelings subjectively reported by the patient
Affect correct answers Expressed through facial expression, body posture, and tone of voice
Blunted affect correct answers Range of emotional expression is reduced but not absent
Incongruent affect correct answers Affect displayed is opposite of the mood being described
Labile affect correct answers Rapidly shifting affect from one extreme to the other
Delusion correct answers Fixed, false belief that is not based in reality or consistent with religion
or culture of the patient
Anosognosia correct answers Patient is unaware of their own mental disorder
Thought broadcasting correct answers Belief that one's thoughts are audible to others
Hallucinations correct answers False sensory impressions or perceptions that occur in the
absence of an external stimulus - can be auditory, visual, olfactory, tactile, or gustatory; can be
continuous or intermittent
Illusions correct answers Visual misinterpretations involving a misinterpretation of a real sensory
stimulus
Components of a mental status exam correct answers Appearance, behavior, cognition, thought
process (ABCT)
Thought blocking correct answers Individual suddenly stops speaking without any obvious
reason
Pressured speech correct answers Speech that is increased in amount, accelerated, and difficult or
impossible to interrupt
Flight of ideas correct answers Over-productive, rapid speech during which the patient jumps
rapidly from one idea to the next
Circumstantial speech correct answers Speech that lacks a clear direction because of excessive,
unrelated information but eventually makes full circle back to the point at hand
Tangential speech correct answers Speech where ultimate point is never made
Perseveration correct answers Repetition of an original answer to subsequent questions
Mutism correct answers Patient does not respond even though they are aware of the discussion
Mood correct answers Feelings subjectively reported by the patient
Affect correct answers Expressed through facial expression, body posture, and tone of voice
Blunted affect correct answers Range of emotional expression is reduced but not absent
Incongruent affect correct answers Affect displayed is opposite of the mood being described
Labile affect correct answers Rapidly shifting affect from one extreme to the other
Delusion correct answers Fixed, false belief that is not based in reality or consistent with religion
or culture of the patient
Anosognosia correct answers Patient is unaware of their own mental disorder
Thought broadcasting correct answers Belief that one's thoughts are audible to others
Hallucinations correct answers False sensory impressions or perceptions that occur in the
absence of an external stimulus - can be auditory, visual, olfactory, tactile, or gustatory; can be
continuous or intermittent
Illusions correct answers Visual misinterpretations involving a misinterpretation of a real sensory
stimulus
