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Attention definitions: Alert, lethargic, obtunded, Stuporous, coma - Alert - pt is awake and aware Lethargic - you have to speak to pt in a loud and forceful manner to get a response Obtunded - you must shake pt to get a response Stuporous - arousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub) Coma - pt is completely unarousabe Memory - Short term memory - covers events or memories that occurred minutes to days before Long term memory - covers event or memories that occurred months to years before Orientation - Aware of person, place, and time Perceptions - Awareness of the objects in the environment to the five senses and their interrelationships Thought processes - The logic, coherence, and relevance of the patient's thoughts and goals; how ppl think Insight - Awareness that thought, symptoms, or behaviors are normal or abnormal; e.g. distinguishing that a daydream or hallucination is not real Judgment - process of comparing and evaluating different possible courses of action Affect - The observable mood of a person expressed through facial expression, body movements, and voice Mood - The sustained emotion of the patient (euthymic, dysthymic, manic)