Mental Status Exam Training Assessment

Mental Status Exam Training Assessment

Mental health professionals must be trained before using assessments and instruments in clinical practice. After studying the training at OrchardHumanServices.org/MSE, please complete the following form to document trainee assessment details and attestation.
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1. The mental status exam is best described as:
2. Which statement about the mental status exam is accurate?
3. Which of the following lists the domains of a comprehensive mental status exam?
4. 'Client arrived in a heavy coat and scarf on an 88-degree afternoon.' This observation belongs under which domain?
5. Judgment is most appropriately assessed by:
6. The key difference between mood and affect is:
7. A client says "I feel devastated" while laughing and joking animatedly throughout the session. This is an example of:
8. Thought process refers to _____ while thought content refers to _____.
9. A client answers a question with excessive unnecessary detail but eventually returns to and answers the original question. This thought process is called:
10. A client drifts onto related or loosely related topics and never returns to the original question. This is best described as:
11. An illusion differs from a hallucination in that an illusion involves:
12. "Oriented ×4" means the client is oriented to:
13. Which task is commonly used to assess attention and concentration?
14. You did not formally test memory this session. The correct entry is:
15. Which of these lines belongs in the MSE section of a progress note?
16. A client denied suicidal ideation last week. Today the session ran long and you did not ask. You should:
17. Mid-session you decide to administer a formal cognitive screener. Which obligations apply most directly?
18. As a pre-licensed intern or associate, what must the client know about your status?
19. Under APA (2017) Standard 9.07, use of psychological assessment techniques by unqualified persons is:
20. An autistic client makes little eye contact, speaks in flat prosody, answers questions literally, and rocks gently throughout the session. The appropriate MSE approach is to:
How will you use this training and the MSE in your own practice?
By signing below, you attest that you studied the information on the training page OrchardHumanServices.org/MSE for at least 90 minutes before taking the assessment. When you click the "Submit Assessment" button below, your assessment will be graded and the results will be emailed to you. You may retake this assessment as many times as needed to reach a passing score of 85% (17 of 20 correct).
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