Cognitive Assessments 2025 Complete Study Guide and Clinical Evaluation
Overview Notes
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)* - correct answer ✔✔Assessing: attention and
concentration, executive functions, memory, language, vasoconstriction skills, conceptual
thinking, calculations, and orientation.
Instruct pt to complete tasks
Instructions walk the therapist through and is easy to score
Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)* - correct answer ✔✔Screening assessment: detect the
presence of cognitive impairment (orientation to time and place, immediate recall, short-term
verbal memory, calculation, language, and construct ability)
Similar to MoCA
Short Blessed Test - correct answer ✔✔Dementia Cognition in older adults and Alzheimer
3 ranges of scores (normal, questionable impairment, ...)
This is a test to see If you need further testing for dementia
FAST *Scale* - correct answer ✔✔*A functional scale* designed to evaluate patients at the
more moderate-severe stages of dementia
when the MMSE no longer can reflect changes in a meaningful clinical way
The FAST scale has seven stages:
1 which is normal adult
2 which is normal older adult
3 which is early dementia
4 which is mild dementia
5 which is moderate dementia
6 which is moderately severe dementia
Overview Notes
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)* - correct answer ✔✔Assessing: attention and
concentration, executive functions, memory, language, vasoconstriction skills, conceptual
thinking, calculations, and orientation.
Instruct pt to complete tasks
Instructions walk the therapist through and is easy to score
Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)* - correct answer ✔✔Screening assessment: detect the
presence of cognitive impairment (orientation to time and place, immediate recall, short-term
verbal memory, calculation, language, and construct ability)
Similar to MoCA
Short Blessed Test - correct answer ✔✔Dementia Cognition in older adults and Alzheimer
3 ranges of scores (normal, questionable impairment, ...)
This is a test to see If you need further testing for dementia
FAST *Scale* - correct answer ✔✔*A functional scale* designed to evaluate patients at the
more moderate-severe stages of dementia
when the MMSE no longer can reflect changes in a meaningful clinical way
The FAST scale has seven stages:
1 which is normal adult
2 which is normal older adult
3 which is early dementia
4 which is mild dementia
5 which is moderate dementia
6 which is moderately severe dementia
