Mental Status Exam
Across
- 3. Speaking very little or not at all
- 4. Emotional expression observed by the clinician
- 6. Emotional state described by the patient
- 10. Disorganized thinking with weak connections
- 12. Speech that is indirect but eventually reaches the point
- 13. Repeating the same word or idea persistently
- 14. Sudden interruption in thought or speech
Down
- 1. Rapid continuous speech that is difficult to interrupt
- 2. Jumping quickly between loosely connected ideas
- 5. Fixed false belief despite evidence
- 7. Making up new words that have meaning only to the patient
- 8. Reduced emotional expression
- 9. Persistent intrusive thoughts
- 11. Repeating another person’s words