MENTAL STATUS ASSESSMENT Form
MENTAL STATUS ASSESSMENT Form
MENTAL STATUS ASSESSMENT Form
Axis II.
Axis III.
Axis IV.
Axis V.
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II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
APPEARANCE
A. Dress (situation and age appropriate?)
1. Appropriate (/) 2. Inappropriate
C. Age Appearance
1. Stated (/) 2. Younger 3. Older
III. BEHAVIOR
A. Manner of Relating
1. Cooperative (/)
2. Indifferent
3. Withdrawn
4. Defensive
B. Psychomotor activity
1. Appropriate to Situation (/)
2. Hyperactivity
3. Retardation
4. Tremor
5. Purposeless activity
6. Posture
(1) normal (/) (2) abnormal
7. Gait and station
(1) Normal (/) (2) abnormal
8. Repetitive behaviors
Remarks: _The patient normally responds appropriate to the situation, appears calm, with proper
posture, gait and station
C. Speech, Language
1. Intensity
(1) normal (/) (2) loud (3) soft
2. Pitch
(1) Normal (/) (2) monotone (3) wide swings
3. Rate
(1) Normal (/) (2) pressured (3) slow (4) halting
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4. Spontaneity, productivity
(1) normal (/) (2) intrusive (3) decreased
5. Relevance, coherence
(1) Normal (/) (2) incoherent (3) irrelevant
6. Deviations
(1) None (/)
(2) Aphasia
(3) Neologisms
(4) Echolalia
(5) Stammering
(6) Clanging
(7) Verbigeration
(8) Perseveration
Others, specify _________________________
7. Vocabulary, diction, syntax
(1) Appropriate to socio-educational background (/)
(2) Not appropriate to socio-educational background
Remarks: _The patient is normally responsive to cues during interview. No stuttering being
observed.
IV. AFFECT
A. Appropriate to content (/)
B. Apathetic
C. Inappropriate
D. Shallow
E. Blunted
F. Flat
Remarks: _Patient present responsiveness, appropriate facial expression, not irritable, affect is
congruent to her mood, range is within normal range
V. MOOD
A. Normal (/)
B. Anxious
C. Sad, depressed
D. Happy, elated
E. Worried, perplexed
F. Labile
Remarks: _The patient states she feels good, normal and positive mood was observed
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VI. THINKING
A. THOUGHT
1. Form
(1) normal (/) (3) referential (5) scattered
(2) concrete (4) illogical
2. Progression
(1) normal (/) (3) tangential (4) flight of ideas
(2) circumstantial (4) loose association (6) blocking
3. Content
a. Normal appropriate (/)
b. Persecutory treads
c. Paranoia, delusions
d. Hypochondriacal trends
e. Grandiosity
f. Obsessive thoughts
g. Phobias
h. Depressive trends
i. Poverty of thoughts
Remarks: _the patient replies really the answer being askes, has a goal-directed thinking.
Responses are relevant and coherent. The patient doesn’t have thought of doing self-harm or
harming others.
B. PERCEPTION
1. Normal (/)
2. Hallucinations
a. Olfactory
b. Visual
c. Gustatory
d. Auditory
e. Tactile
f. Others, specify ___________
Remarks: _there are no perceptual disturbances being experienced and observed by the patient.
2. Conclusion:
a. Normal for socio-educational background (/)
b. Not normal for socio-economic background
Remarks: Patient answered the question correctly and socio-educational background is normal.
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d. Situation – oriented
2. Memory
a. Immediate (1) Normal (/) (2) Impaired
Test: The medication ticket in NDH are TID – PINK, QID – BLUE, BID –
YELLOW, OD –WHITE. I will ask you after 3 mins.
d. Specific abnormalities
□ Amnesia
□ Hypermnesia
□ Confabulation
3. Abstract Reasoning
Test: What is the similarities between metzenbaum and mayo scissors?
Remarks: _The patient is oriented to time, place, person, and situation. Patient has sharp memory
and can recall things and events. Patient ihas abstract ideas
Remarks: The patient understood immediately the question and respond appropriately with
correct answers.
E. INSIGHT
1. Normal (/) 2. Impaired
Test: What is the purpose of our interview today?; For you what is the difficult subject
you have in this semester?; What are the usual challenges you experienced in nursing and
what are your coping mechanisms?
Remarks: _The patient states that she usually experience stress and stress eating is her coping
mechanism. The patient express her insights freely. Patient is capable for social judgment
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F. JUDGMENT
1. Normal (/) 2. Impaired
Test: What is the purpose of our interview today?; For you what is the difficult
subject you have in this semester?; What are the usual challenges you experienced in
nursing and what are your coping mechanisms?
Remarks: The patient states that she usually experiences stress and stress eating is her coping
mechanism. The patient express her insights freely
VII. IDEATION
There is no suicidal or homicidal ideation.
XIV. IMPRESSION
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