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Core components of MSE
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- cognition
- appearance and behavior
- mood and affect
- perception
- speech
- insight
- thought content
- eye contact
- judgement
- thought form and flow
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Factors that influence MSE
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Clinician - belief/values/assumptions/expectations/stereotypes - past experiences - health and current state of mind Consumer - attitude - expectations - past experiences - engagement - substance affected Or both - environment and context - culture - transference/counter-transference
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Thought is assessed through two components of the MSE, describe them.
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Thought form/flow:
The pattern of speech –> logical, sequential, easy to follow
Thought content:
What a person thinks about. May include delusions, paranoia, phobias, preoccupations, obsessions, compulsions
