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Froggy Jumps Mental Status Exam ReviewOnline version MSE terms by Erica Wong 1 During an MSE, which aspect assesses whether the patient knows who they are and where they are? a Orientation b Insight c Cognition 2 A patient speaks slowly with a monotonous tone and reduced volume. This describes which MSE domain? a Speech b Thought form c Thought content 3 Appears flat with limited range of emotion is most consistent with a Behaviour b Mood c Affect 4 A patient displays loose associations and derailment in thought. This reflects abnormal a Attention b Thought process c Orientation 5 A patient reports seeing shadows move in the corner of the room. This is an abnormality of a Insight b Perception (hallucination) c Memory 6 During recall tasks, a patient struggles to repeat a phrase and loses track. This evaluates a Judgment b Attention and concentration c Abstract thinking 7 Voice is pressured, flight of ideas, and distractibility. This pattern suggests a Anxiety disorder b Psychosis c Manic or hypomanic state 8 The patient denies suicidal ideation, but exhibits poor judgment in safety. This demonstrates low a Cognition b Judgment c Insight 9 If a patient answers questions correctly but shows poor abstract thinking, you assess a Orientation b Executive functioning/abstract reasoning c Memory 10 Person with dementia may exhibit what in their MSE? a Disheveled apperance b Anhedonia c Poor historian 11 A patient sits slumped, speaks softly, and makes minimal eye contact. What MSE domain is most affected by this presentation? a Thought content b Behaviour c Affect 12 During interview, a patient cannot recall their name and has difficulty following a two-step task. Which MSE domain is this? a Orientation and attention b Judgment and insight c Knowledge 13 A patient reports feeling euphoric, with rapid, pressured speech and distractibility. What is the most likely MSE finding? a Elevated mood with pressured speech b Hypoactive attention c Flat affect and apathy 14 A patient answers questions slowly, with monotone voice and delayed response. This best reflects which MSE domain? a Thought process b Thought content c Speech 15 During assessment, a patient demonstrates tangential thinking and loose associations. This indicates abnormalities in which domain? a Thought process b Memory encoding c Perception 16 The patient reports hearing voices that are not present and reacts with fright. Which MSE domain is affected? a Judgment and insight b Perception and hallucinations c Attention and memory 17 A patient shows organized goal-directed behavior but poor impulse control in daily life. This most impacts which MSE domain? a Judgment and insight b Content of thought c Motor activity 18 A 55-year-old with cognitive decline repeats questions and forgets recent events. This is most consistent with problems in what MSE area? a Language b Orientation c Memory 19 An anxious patient fidgets, avoids eye contact, and responds with partial answers. Which MSE domain is likely affected? a Apperance b Behaviour c Psychomotor Activity 20 A patient describes their mood as 'fine' but displays tearfulness and incongruent affect. What does this illustrate in MSE? a Circumstantial thought b Affect does not match mood c Flight of ideas 21 Choose the example for flight of ideas a "I need to buy some milk. Milk comes from cows, and cows live on a green farm. Green is the color of grass, and grass grows fast in the spring." b "I need to pack a bag, a rag, a tag, drag it to the flag!" c "I need to check my tele-blaster before I leave the house." 22 What term refers to speaking with little logical connection between topics? a perseveration b loosely association c tangentiality 23 Which term means the patient repeats words or phrases exactly, showing a lack of spontaneous response? a Monosyllabic b neologism c echolalia 24 What term indicates a severe, continuous flow of speech with few meaningful content and high verbosity? a logorrhea b perseveration c pressured speech 25 Which MSE term describes giving irrelevant, long winded details before answering a question? a flight of ideas b tangentiality c circumstantiality 26 Which term describes repeating a patient's words back to them, often with no addition of new content? a clanging b neologism c parroting 27 What term refers to a false belief held despite evidence to the contrary, typically fixed and resistant? a delusion b paranoia c ideas of reference 28 Which term indicates a poverty of speech and lack of spontaneous conversation? a Aphasia b alogia c Anhedonia 29 Which term describes making up new words that have meaning only to the speaker? a clang association b word salad c neologism

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by Erica Wong

During an MSE, which aspect assesses whether the patient knows who they are and where they are?

A patient speaks slowly with a monotonous tone and reduced volume. This describes which MSE domain?

Appears flat with limited range of emotion is most consistent with

A patient displays loose associations and derailment in thought. This reflects abnormal

A patient reports seeing shadows move in the corner of the room. This is an abnormality of

During recall tasks, a patient struggles to repeat a phrase and loses track. This evaluates

Voice is pressured, flight of ideas, and distractibility. This pattern suggests

The patient denies suicidal ideation, but exhibits poor judgment in safety. This demonstrates low

If a patient answers questions correctly but shows poor abstract thinking, you assess

Person with dementia may exhibit what in their MSE?

A patient sits slumped, speaks softly, and makes minimal eye contact. What MSE domain is most affected by this presentation?

During interview, a patient cannot recall their name and has difficulty following a two-step task. Which MSE domain is this?

A patient reports feeling euphoric, with rapid, pressured speech and distractibility. What is the most likely MSE finding?

A patient answers questions slowly, with monotone voice and delayed response. This best reflects which MSE domain?

During assessment, a patient demonstrates tangential thinking and loose associations. This indicates abnormalities in which domain?

The patient reports hearing voices that are not present and reacts with fright. Which MSE domain is affected?

A patient shows organized goal-directed behavior but poor impulse control in daily life. This most impacts which MSE domain?

A 55-year-old with cognitive decline repeats questions and forgets recent events. This is most consistent with problems in what MSE area?

An anxious patient fidgets, avoids eye contact, and responds with partial answers. Which MSE domain is likely affected?

A patient describes their mood as 'fine' but displays tearfulness and incongruent affect. What does this illustrate in MSE?

Choose the example for flight of ideas

What term refers to speaking with little logical connection between topics?

Which term means the patient repeats words or phrases exactly, showing a lack of spontaneous response?

What term indicates a severe, continuous flow of speech with few meaningful content and high verbosity?

Which MSE term describes giving irrelevant, long winded details before answering a question?

Which term describes repeating a patient's words back to them, often with no addition of new content?

What term refers to a false belief held despite evidence to the contrary, typically fixed and resistant?

Which term indicates a poverty of speech and lack of spontaneous conversation?

Which term describes making up new words that have meaning only to the speaker?