Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis — Flashcards

_____ is when a patient consciously fakes, profoundly exaggerates, or claims to have a disorder in order to attain a secondary (external) gain (e.g. avoid work, obtain compensation)

Immediate recall is usually tested by _____ test, and should be stopped when there are 2 successive failures

_____ hallucinations are more commonly a feature of medical illness than psychiatric illness (psychiatric or medical)

The risk factors for suicide completion may be remembered with the mnemonic "SAD PERSONS": S: Sex (_____)A: Age (teenage or elderly)D: DepressionP: Previous attempt (highest risk factor)E: Ethanol or drug useR: Rational thinking impaired (psychosis)S: Sickness (medical illness)O: Organized planN: No spouse or other social supportS: Stated future intent

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE, also known as _____ test) is a score out of 30 and is used to measure cognitive impairment.

_____ is when the person gives an answer that is wrong, but very similar to the actual answer to the question seen in Ganser syndrome

The _____ disorder manifests as discrete episodes of losing control of aggressive impulses.

Patients with _____ mental disability require continuous supervision and care, along with life support

In pseudologia fantastica, limited factual material is mixed with extensive and colourful fantasies, and is seen in _____

Suicidal _____ is making a plan to commit suicide