CMN548 unit 1
Psychiatric history and
psychiatric assessment
Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Elements of the psychiatric interview-2 - Answer: patient history (subjective info) and mental status
exam (objective info)
*Mood-Mania* impulsivity/reckless behavior/grandiosity/decreased need for sleep/excessive
spending/hyper-sexuality, talkativeness/racing thoughts /excessive energy
*Mood-mixed: *irritability/liability
*ANXIETY *
*Generalized anxiety sx *
( where when who/how long/how frequent
*Panic D/O-*
somatic sx, agoraphobic, SOB, trouble swallowing/sense of doom
*OCD symptoms:*
checking/rituals/organizing rational vs irrational beliefs
*PTSD:*
nightmares, startle response/flashbacks/avoidance
*Social Anxiety Symptoms/Simple phobias*
, *Psychosis*
*Hallucinations*
- Auditory/visual olfactory/tactile
*Paranoia*
*Delusions*
- TV,radio, thought broadcasting/referential thinking/
*Patient perceptions:*
spiritual beleifs/reality testing
*Other:* ADHD -hyperactivity Eating D/O.
*5)Past Psychiatric History:*
All psych illnesses/course/ past treatments hospitalizations. Medications used how long a trial - Side
effects problems with treatment. Past Suicide attempt
source and reliability - Answer: clarify where the information came from and how reliable the data are
chief complaint - Answer: Patient's presenting condition in their own words
The history of present illness definition - Answer: the chronological description of the evolution of the
symptoms of the current episode
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