Vocabulary
MSE
100

These are potentially traumatic events occurring before the age of 18 that can impact a person’s lifelong health and well-being.

What is 

A. Trauma Informed Care?

B. What are adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)?

 

100

A nurse is performing a MSE on a client. Which of the following  components should the nurse include?

Select all that apply

A. presence of pain

B. Affect

C. Support Systems

D. Grooming

E. long term memory

200

This term refers to emotional, psychological, and social well-being, affecting how individuals think, feel, and behave.

A. What is mental health?

B. What is mental well-being?

200

This category for auditory hallucinations is included in the MSE.

A. What is behavioral disturbances?

B. What is perceptual disturbances?

300

The negative attitudes and beliefs that lead to discrimination against individuals with mental health conditions.

 

A. What is Culture Congruence?

B. What is mental illness stigma?

300

This category of the mental status exam evaluates a patient’s internal emotional state and its outward expression.

A. What are mood and affect? 

B. What is appearance?

400

A situation where a person’s usual coping mechanisms fail, leading to emotional or mental distress.

A. What is a trauma response?

B. What is a crisis?

400

A patient with schizophrenia believes they do not have an illness and refuses medication, stating, “I don’t need treatment because there’s nothing wrong with me.” This reflects an impairment in this category.

A. What is insight and judgment?

B. What is perception?

500

A psychological theory that outlines five levels of human needs, from basic survival to self-actualization.

A. What is Erikson's developmental model?

B. What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

500

 Three aspects of appearance is assessed when conducting a MSE

A. What is orientation, grooming, facial expression?

B. What is level of hygiene, facial expression, grooming ?