PRITE Psychiatric Evaluation and
Psychiatric Testing Exam 100%
Correct!!
Which is a limitation of the MMSE? (7x) - ANSWERMAY FAIL TO DETECT VERY MILD COGNITIVE
IMPAIRMENT
Question to ask when evaluating for immediate recall (3x) - ANSWERCAN YOU REPEAT THESE SIX
NUMBERS?
What task is useful in evaluating a pt's ability to concentrate? (2x) - ANSWERPERFORMING SERIAL 7'S
On MSE, thought process with lack of goal directedness, excessive details, and difficulty with closure
describes a thought pattern of: (2x) - ANSWERCIRCUMSTANTIALITY
In addition to orientation, attention, calculation, language and registration, what other cognitive
domain does the mmse test? - ANSWERRECALL
What is being assessed when patient is asked to repeat words "Apple, table, penny"? -
ANSWERREGISTRATION
Which area of MSE relies primarily on patient report? - ANSWERMOOD
Psych MD asked pt "what would you do if you lost your prescription?" This question primarily
assesses: - ANSWERJUDGMENT
Psychiatrist asks "How many quarters are in $15?", examining what ability - ANSWERCOGNITION
Which of the following is the most significant problem with the use of the global assessment of
functioning scale? - ANSWERIT CONFOUNDS SYMPTOMS AND FUNCTIONING
Which of the following represents a disorder of the content of thought? - ANSWEROBSESSIONS
Communication d/o assoc w/ neurological and psych d/o - ANSWERMUTISM
Asking a patient to recite a series of numbers in reverse order is a standard test of: -
ANSWERCONCENTRATION
The difference between an idea of reference and a delusion of reference is that the former is: -
ANSWERHELD WITH LESS CONVICTION
The purpose of asking a pt to start at 100 and count backwards by 7's is to measure which of the
following? - ANSWERCONCENTRATION
A disorder of content of thought - ANSWERPARANOIA
Asking a pt, "which one does not belong in the following group: 13 pennies, a piggy bank, and a
cow?" is a test of which domain: - ANSWERABSTRACT REASONING
Asking the patient "how are an apple and an orange alike?" assesses which of the following cognitive
functions? - ANSWERABSTRACT REASONING
, Asking a patient to interpret the phrase "Don't cry over spilled milk" tests what? - ANSWERABSTRACT
THINKING
A pt reports, "undercover agents are all there, and they're gonna kill me." Pt's comment is best
described as: - ANSWERA DELUSION
Asking pt what they would do in a hypothetical situation is testing what? - ANSWERJUDGMENT
Why is there limited value of serial sevens as a test of concentration? - ANSWERSUCCESSFUL
PERFORMANCE REQUIRES ARITHMETIC SKILL
Disorder of what element of MSE is evidenced by patient repeatedly referring back to the answer to
a previous question? - ANSWERTHOUGHT PROCESS
Elderly pt with profound apathy, how do you distinguish depression from executive dysfunction? -
ANSWERCLOCK DRAWING
Word that pt makes up is a ____. - ANSWERNEOLOGISM
The term for abnormally slow speech seen in depression - ANSWERBRADYLALIA
5 days after CABG a 47 y/o M is disoriented to time and place. He identifies his right and left but not
that of the examiners. Can draw square and circle but not a clock. This is: - ANSWERDYSPRAXIA
Which of the following statements specifically tests concentration? - ANSWERSAY THE LETTERS OF
THE ALPHABET BACKWARDS STARTING WITH "Z"
Fluent speech w preserved comprehension, inability to repeat statements is consistent with what
type of aphasia? - ANSWERCONDUCTION
A 62 yo pt is referred for complaints of memory problems. The patient reports feeling more forgetful
and gives examples of "losing my keys, handbag, or forgetting the names of aquaintances." The pt
denies any other neurocognitive symptoms. Family members confirm the patient's report, and feel
that this has been a gradual change over the last year. Family members report that the pt is a former
hx professor who continues to enjoy intellectual activities and they need to prepare if the patient is
going to lose these capabilities as a result of dementia. The standard MMSE would be a relatively
insensitive instrument for this patient because it: - ANSWERHAS A CEILING EFFECT FOR WELL-
EDUCATED PERSONS
What test would be considered most useful to specifically evaluate concept formation, reasoning,
and executive functioning? (4x) - ANSWERWISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST (WCST)
Most appropriate brief screening instrument that a pt can fill by him/herself at physician's office to
screen for depression is (3x) - ANSWERBECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY
Which test is an objective measure of personality in adults and is helpful in confirming diagnosis of
personality disorder? (3x) - ANSWERMILLON CLINICAL MULTIAXIAL INVENTORY (MCMI)
Which of the following tests would be considered most useful to specifically evaluate concept
formation with set shifting? (2x) - ANSWERWISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST (WCST)
MMPI does what? (2x) - ANSWERIDENTIFIES MAJOR AREAS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGIC FUNCTIONING
Researcher developing test for working memory in schizophrenics. In addition to measuring
immediate memory, what else should test measure? - ANSWERATTENTION
Psychiatric Testing Exam 100%
Correct!!
Which is a limitation of the MMSE? (7x) - ANSWERMAY FAIL TO DETECT VERY MILD COGNITIVE
IMPAIRMENT
Question to ask when evaluating for immediate recall (3x) - ANSWERCAN YOU REPEAT THESE SIX
NUMBERS?
What task is useful in evaluating a pt's ability to concentrate? (2x) - ANSWERPERFORMING SERIAL 7'S
On MSE, thought process with lack of goal directedness, excessive details, and difficulty with closure
describes a thought pattern of: (2x) - ANSWERCIRCUMSTANTIALITY
In addition to orientation, attention, calculation, language and registration, what other cognitive
domain does the mmse test? - ANSWERRECALL
What is being assessed when patient is asked to repeat words "Apple, table, penny"? -
ANSWERREGISTRATION
Which area of MSE relies primarily on patient report? - ANSWERMOOD
Psych MD asked pt "what would you do if you lost your prescription?" This question primarily
assesses: - ANSWERJUDGMENT
Psychiatrist asks "How many quarters are in $15?", examining what ability - ANSWERCOGNITION
Which of the following is the most significant problem with the use of the global assessment of
functioning scale? - ANSWERIT CONFOUNDS SYMPTOMS AND FUNCTIONING
Which of the following represents a disorder of the content of thought? - ANSWEROBSESSIONS
Communication d/o assoc w/ neurological and psych d/o - ANSWERMUTISM
Asking a patient to recite a series of numbers in reverse order is a standard test of: -
ANSWERCONCENTRATION
The difference between an idea of reference and a delusion of reference is that the former is: -
ANSWERHELD WITH LESS CONVICTION
The purpose of asking a pt to start at 100 and count backwards by 7's is to measure which of the
following? - ANSWERCONCENTRATION
A disorder of content of thought - ANSWERPARANOIA
Asking a pt, "which one does not belong in the following group: 13 pennies, a piggy bank, and a
cow?" is a test of which domain: - ANSWERABSTRACT REASONING
Asking the patient "how are an apple and an orange alike?" assesses which of the following cognitive
functions? - ANSWERABSTRACT REASONING
, Asking a patient to interpret the phrase "Don't cry over spilled milk" tests what? - ANSWERABSTRACT
THINKING
A pt reports, "undercover agents are all there, and they're gonna kill me." Pt's comment is best
described as: - ANSWERA DELUSION
Asking pt what they would do in a hypothetical situation is testing what? - ANSWERJUDGMENT
Why is there limited value of serial sevens as a test of concentration? - ANSWERSUCCESSFUL
PERFORMANCE REQUIRES ARITHMETIC SKILL
Disorder of what element of MSE is evidenced by patient repeatedly referring back to the answer to
a previous question? - ANSWERTHOUGHT PROCESS
Elderly pt with profound apathy, how do you distinguish depression from executive dysfunction? -
ANSWERCLOCK DRAWING
Word that pt makes up is a ____. - ANSWERNEOLOGISM
The term for abnormally slow speech seen in depression - ANSWERBRADYLALIA
5 days after CABG a 47 y/o M is disoriented to time and place. He identifies his right and left but not
that of the examiners. Can draw square and circle but not a clock. This is: - ANSWERDYSPRAXIA
Which of the following statements specifically tests concentration? - ANSWERSAY THE LETTERS OF
THE ALPHABET BACKWARDS STARTING WITH "Z"
Fluent speech w preserved comprehension, inability to repeat statements is consistent with what
type of aphasia? - ANSWERCONDUCTION
A 62 yo pt is referred for complaints of memory problems. The patient reports feeling more forgetful
and gives examples of "losing my keys, handbag, or forgetting the names of aquaintances." The pt
denies any other neurocognitive symptoms. Family members confirm the patient's report, and feel
that this has been a gradual change over the last year. Family members report that the pt is a former
hx professor who continues to enjoy intellectual activities and they need to prepare if the patient is
going to lose these capabilities as a result of dementia. The standard MMSE would be a relatively
insensitive instrument for this patient because it: - ANSWERHAS A CEILING EFFECT FOR WELL-
EDUCATED PERSONS
What test would be considered most useful to specifically evaluate concept formation, reasoning,
and executive functioning? (4x) - ANSWERWISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST (WCST)
Most appropriate brief screening instrument that a pt can fill by him/herself at physician's office to
screen for depression is (3x) - ANSWERBECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY
Which test is an objective measure of personality in adults and is helpful in confirming diagnosis of
personality disorder? (3x) - ANSWERMILLON CLINICAL MULTIAXIAL INVENTORY (MCMI)
Which of the following tests would be considered most useful to specifically evaluate concept
formation with set shifting? (2x) - ANSWERWISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST (WCST)
MMPI does what? (2x) - ANSWERIDENTIFIES MAJOR AREAS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGIC FUNCTIONING
Researcher developing test for working memory in schizophrenics. In addition to measuring
immediate memory, what else should test measure? - ANSWERATTENTION
