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What is the term used to describe the client's ability to understand the true nature of their situation and accept some personal responsibility for it?
What is the term used to describe the client's ability to understand the true nature of their situation and accept some personal responsibility for it?
A client who exhibits "flight of ideas" is characterized by:
A client who exhibits "flight of ideas" is characterized by:
Which term describes a client's inability to follow a logical train of thought and provide the information requested, instead wandering off on unrelated tangents?
Which term describes a client's inability to follow a logical train of thought and provide the information requested, instead wandering off on unrelated tangents?
A client who believes that others can hear their thoughts is experiencing:
A client who believes that others can hear their thoughts is experiencing:
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What is the term used to describe invented words that hold meaning only for the client?
What is the term used to describe invented words that hold meaning only for the client?
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Which of the following is NOT a category used to assess the client's mental health status?
Which of the following is NOT a category used to assess the client's mental health status?
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A client demonstrating "inappropriate affect" is characterized by:
A client demonstrating "inappropriate affect" is characterized by:
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Which term describes the client's belief that random events are personally directed at them, such as hearing a speech on the news and believing the message has personal meaning?
Which term describes the client's belief that random events are personally directed at them, such as hearing a speech on the news and believing the message has personal meaning?
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What is the term used to describe a client's overall slowed movements, including cognitive processing and verbal interaction?
What is the term used to describe a client's overall slowed movements, including cognitive processing and verbal interaction?
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Which of the following refers to the client's ability to interpret their environment and situation correctly and adapt behavior and decisions accordingly?
Which of the following refers to the client's ability to interpret their environment and situation correctly and adapt behavior and decisions accordingly?
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Flashcards
Abstract Thinking
Abstract Thinking
The ability to make associations or interpretations about a situation or comment.
Affect
Affect
The outward expression of the client’s emotional state.
Automatisms
Automatisms
Repeated, purposeless behaviors often indicative of anxiety, like drumming fingers.
Blunted Affect
Blunted Affect
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Circumstantial Thinking
Circumstantial Thinking
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Delusion
Delusion
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Flight of Ideas
Flight of Ideas
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Labile
Labile
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Neologisms
Neologisms
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Waxy Flexibility
Waxy Flexibility
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Study Notes
Assessment Key Terms
- Abstract thinking: Ability to interpret situations or comments.
- Affect: Client's outward emotional expression.
- Automatisms: Repeated, often purposeless behaviors, like drumming fingers, indicative of anxiety.
- Blunted affect: Limited facial expressions; slow response.
- Broad affect: Full range of emotional expressions exhibited.
- Circumstantial thinking: Delayed answering; excessive, unnecessary details before answering.
- Concrete thinking: Giving literal translations; lacking abstraction.
- Delusion: Fixed, false belief not based in reality.
- Flat affect: Absence of facial expression.
- Flight of ideas: Excessive, rapid speech; fragmented, unrelated ideas.
- Hallucinations: False sensory perceptions.
- Ideas of reference: Misinterpreting events as personally directed towards the client.
- Inappropriate affect: Facial expression incongruent with mood or situation, often silly/giddy.
- Insight: Understanding one's situation and accepting responsibility.
- Judgment: Ability to correctly interpret one's environment and adapt behavior.
- Labile: Rapidly changing mood.
- Loose associations: Disorganized thinking; jumping from idea to idea with little connection.
- Mood: Pervasive, enduring emotional state.
- Neologisms: Made-up words with meaning only to the client.
- Orientation: Initial nurse-client interaction; identification of problems.
- Psychomotor retardation: Slowed movements, cognitive processing, and verbal interaction.
- Restricted affect: Displaying one type of emotional expression, usually serious or somber.
- Self-concept: How one views personal worth.
- Tangential thinking: Wandering off topic without providing requested information.
- Thought blocking: Abruptly stopping in the middle of a sentence.
- Thought broadcasting: Delusion that thoughts are audible to others.
- Thought content: What is actually said by the client.
- Thought insertion: Delusion that others are placing thoughts into the client's head.
- Thought process: How the client thinks.
- Thought withdrawal: Delusion that others are taking thoughts away.
- Waxy flexibility: Maintaining posture or position, even if awkward.
- Word salad: Unconnected words that lack meaning.
Learning Objectives
- Understand categories for assessing mental health status.
- Develop questions for each category of assessment.
- Describe client functioning regarding self-concept, roles, and relationships.
- Identify common physiological impairments in mental disorders.
- Organize and use psychosocial assessment data for nursing care planning.
- Manage personal feelings regarding sensitive topics like suicide, homicide, or self-harm.
Nursing Concepts
- Assessment
- Communication
- Family
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Description
This quiz focuses on key terms related to psychology assessment, such as abstract thinking, affect, and delusions. Understanding these concepts is essential for interpreting various psychological states and responses. Test your knowledge of these important terms and their meanings.
