Nursing 206 UFV questions with
correct answers rated A+
It is an evaluation of the patients CURRENT mental functioning obtained through observations
of the client' s functioning and demeanour at the time of the interaction - correct answer ✔✔
What is an MSE
Appearance
Behaviour
Cooperation
Speech
Thoughts
Affect
Mood
Perception
Level of conciousness
Insight
Cognition
Knowledge
Endings
Reliability - correct answer ✔✔ List the data to collected for an MSE using ABC STAMP LICKER
➔ Clothes➔ Actual and Apparent age ➔Eye contact and facial
expressions ➔Grooming and Hygiene ➔Gender and Cultural
background➔Physical abnormalities ➔Any descriptive factors - correct answer ✔✔ Possible
characteristics to consider in appearance (for MSE)
,Agitation/Irritability
➔ Psychomotor act i vi t y
(Hyperactivity or P s y c h o mo t o rr et ar dat i on)
➔ Ma n n e r i s m
➔ General Attitude
➔ Attitude towards
i n t e r v i e we r - correct answer ✔✔ Possible characteristics to consider in behaviour (for
MSE)
Host i l e
Friendly
Defensive
Withdrawn
Antagonistic - correct answer ✔✔ Possible characteristics to consider in cooperation (for MSE)
Quantity -possible descriptors: Talkative, spontaneous, expensive, paucity, poverty.A. Rate-
Possible descriptors: Fast, slow, normal, pressured. A. Volume (Tone)-
Possible descriptors : Loud, soft, monotone, weal,
strong
A. Fluency and Rhythm- Possible
de s c r i pt or s : Slurred, clear with
appropriately placed inflictions, hesitant, with good articulation, aphasic. - correct answer ✔✔
Possible characteristics to consider in speech (for MSE)
Is there a flow to the conversation? Are they logical? Are they nonsensical ?
Possible indicators to include:
, ➔ Linear, goal-directed, circumstantial, tangential, loose associations, incoherent, evasive,
racing, blocking, preservation, neologisms.
Thought content (What is the person thinking?)
Does the client have; delusions, phobias, paranoia, obsessions, - correct answer ✔✔ Possible
characteristics to consider for thought (for MSE)
Appropriateness to situation, consistency with mood, congruence with thought content.
➔Lability with mood, blunted, flat, restricted, euthymic, animated, irritable. - correct answer
✔✔ Possible characteristics to consider for affect (for MSE)
Mood is the internal emotional state of a person
Possible questions for your patients how are your spirits today? how are you feeling today? can
you rate your mood on a scale of 0 to 10? with is 10 being the highest and 0 being the
worst - correct answer ✔✔ Possible characteristics to consider for mood (for MSE)
Perception refers to the experience of processing the external environment .
Hallucinations (5 senses)
➔Visual, Tactile, Auditory, Gustatory, Olfactory.
➔ Extent of Hallucinations I l l us i ons
➔Misperceptions of existing s t i mu l i - correct answer ✔✔ Possible characteristics to consider
for perception (for mse)
recognizes signs and symptoms are part of the illness. Full cooperation. - correct answer ✔✔
What does it mean if a pt has full insight into their diagnosis
Recognizes the problems but doesn't attribute them to the illness. Variable cooperation. -
correct answer ✔✔ What does it mean if a pt has partial insight into their diagnosis
correct answers rated A+
It is an evaluation of the patients CURRENT mental functioning obtained through observations
of the client' s functioning and demeanour at the time of the interaction - correct answer ✔✔
What is an MSE
Appearance
Behaviour
Cooperation
Speech
Thoughts
Affect
Mood
Perception
Level of conciousness
Insight
Cognition
Knowledge
Endings
Reliability - correct answer ✔✔ List the data to collected for an MSE using ABC STAMP LICKER
➔ Clothes➔ Actual and Apparent age ➔Eye contact and facial
expressions ➔Grooming and Hygiene ➔Gender and Cultural
background➔Physical abnormalities ➔Any descriptive factors - correct answer ✔✔ Possible
characteristics to consider in appearance (for MSE)
,Agitation/Irritability
➔ Psychomotor act i vi t y
(Hyperactivity or P s y c h o mo t o rr et ar dat i on)
➔ Ma n n e r i s m
➔ General Attitude
➔ Attitude towards
i n t e r v i e we r - correct answer ✔✔ Possible characteristics to consider in behaviour (for
MSE)
Host i l e
Friendly
Defensive
Withdrawn
Antagonistic - correct answer ✔✔ Possible characteristics to consider in cooperation (for MSE)
Quantity -possible descriptors: Talkative, spontaneous, expensive, paucity, poverty.A. Rate-
Possible descriptors: Fast, slow, normal, pressured. A. Volume (Tone)-
Possible descriptors : Loud, soft, monotone, weal,
strong
A. Fluency and Rhythm- Possible
de s c r i pt or s : Slurred, clear with
appropriately placed inflictions, hesitant, with good articulation, aphasic. - correct answer ✔✔
Possible characteristics to consider in speech (for MSE)
Is there a flow to the conversation? Are they logical? Are they nonsensical ?
Possible indicators to include:
, ➔ Linear, goal-directed, circumstantial, tangential, loose associations, incoherent, evasive,
racing, blocking, preservation, neologisms.
Thought content (What is the person thinking?)
Does the client have; delusions, phobias, paranoia, obsessions, - correct answer ✔✔ Possible
characteristics to consider for thought (for MSE)
Appropriateness to situation, consistency with mood, congruence with thought content.
➔Lability with mood, blunted, flat, restricted, euthymic, animated, irritable. - correct answer
✔✔ Possible characteristics to consider for affect (for MSE)
Mood is the internal emotional state of a person
Possible questions for your patients how are your spirits today? how are you feeling today? can
you rate your mood on a scale of 0 to 10? with is 10 being the highest and 0 being the
worst - correct answer ✔✔ Possible characteristics to consider for mood (for MSE)
Perception refers to the experience of processing the external environment .
Hallucinations (5 senses)
➔Visual, Tactile, Auditory, Gustatory, Olfactory.
➔ Extent of Hallucinations I l l us i ons
➔Misperceptions of existing s t i mu l i - correct answer ✔✔ Possible characteristics to consider
for perception (for mse)
recognizes signs and symptoms are part of the illness. Full cooperation. - correct answer ✔✔
What does it mean if a pt has full insight into their diagnosis
Recognizes the problems but doesn't attribute them to the illness. Variable cooperation. -
correct answer ✔✔ What does it mean if a pt has partial insight into their diagnosis
