Mental Status
This "A" in ABCT includes posture, grooming, dress, and hygiene.
What is Appearance?
This term refers to a temporary, observable expression of emotion, such as tearfulness, flatness, or irritability, that the clinician can directly see.
What is Affect?
A standard drink contains this many grams of pure alcohol.
What is 14 grams?
Physical, sexual stalking, and psychological aggression are the four main categories of this type of violence
What is Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)?
This set of four questions asks about wishing to be dead and thoughts of self harm.
What is the ASQ?
A patient who "drifts to sleep when not stimulated" demonstrates this level of consciousness.
What is lethargic (somnolent)?
This brief screening tool for older adults uses a three item recall and a clock drawing test
What is the Mini-Cog?
Pinpoint pupils, low BP, low RR, and lethargy are classic signs of intoxication with this substance
What are opioids?
Multiple fractures in different stages of healing in a child point to this most common form of child maltreatment.
What is neglect or physical abuse?
Extra point if you can name which is most common
This two question screening tool asks about depressed mood and loss of pleasure over the past two weeks.
What is the PHQ-2?
We assess this when we evaluate a person's level of consciousness, facial expression, and the quality and pace of speech.
What is Behavior?
This cognitive function asks: "What would you do if a car was speeding toward you?"
What is judgment?
Irritability, sweating, sleep disturbance, and weight loss may occur after chronic heavy use of this commonly used drug.
What is cannabis?
During objective data collection, this type of bruise, often in the shape of an object, raises suspicion for inflicted trauma
What is an atypical bruising patterns?
This seven item questionnaire screens for symptoms such as nervousness, trouble relaxing, irritability, and fear that something awful might happen.
What is the GAD-7?
Hearing your name called when you are alone is an example of this type of perceptual disturbance?
What is a hallucination?
"Flat," "euphoric," and "labile" describe this.
What is Mood/ Affect?
Dilated pupils, tachycardia, agitation, and psychomotor excitement are typical of intoxication with this stimulant.
What are amphetamines?
This vulnerable population experience physical, sexual, psychological, neglect, and financial abuse - 60% committed by family.
Who are older adults (elder abuse)?
This tool is the most sensitive scale for measuring alcohol withdrawal and includes 10 criteria scored to determine severity.
What is the CIWA?
A sudden onset of a confused state.
What is Delirium?
Defined as a durable prolonged display of feeling, this component ofthe mental status exam colors a person's entire emotional life.
What is mood?
Which substance's withdrawal can cause autonomic hyperactivity, tremors, marked insomnia, and seizures?
What are benzodiazepines?
You do not need this in order to file a mandated report.
What is proof?
This questionaire helps identify at-risk drinking in women, especially pregnant people.
What is the TWEAK?