Mental State Examination: Appearance, Behavior, and Attitude

Mental State Examination
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Mental State Examination
Appearance, behavior, and attitude

Dave appeared to be of average build and lacked any tattoos or body piercings that could be seen. Dave was appropriately dressed in a navy-blue shirt, long, neat gray slacks, and exceedingly unprofessional-looking sneakers. His hygiene was not in disarray because he was clean-shaven, well maintained, and had no mustache or beard. Overall, Dave did not seem to have been given short shrift. Dave was courteous and helpful during the entire examination. He answered every question with the best possible explanations. But throughout the interview, Dave acted politely and respectfully toward the interviewer. Because Dave was responding to the voices owing to auditory inputs, his behavior may have occasionally appeared wrong.
Dave stuttered, occasionally denying the doctor the chance to speak or respond, but he could also take his time answering things that seemed to worry him. He frequently gave the impression that he was anxious because he kept shifting in his chair and fiddling with his fingers before answering questions. Dave attempted to maintain eye contact with the physician. He had no tremors, psychomotor slowness, or other odd movements.
The patient did a great job listening to instructions and answering the doctor's questions. The patient struggled to concentrate and was often sidetracked. The patient periodically zoned out during the session since he could chuckle without telling the therapist why. He did, however, respond to all of the therapist's inquiries. He became irritated and requested that the staff ask about his work, which he believed to be more significant, after realizing the therapist was not requesting information about it. He continued to sputter and seemed under pressure until the session's conclusion. Despite some interruptions at the start of the shift, the patient responded to the therapist's queries. He expressed negativity in his phrase construction and gave terse responses to questions, which revealed a poor attitude.
Additionally, he had terrible posture; his arms were folded, and he often stared at the ground. He exhibited unfavorable body language and lacked excitement when responding to queries. When asked about his happiness level on a scale of one to ten, one being sad and ten being very happy, he placed himself on a scale of 3.52. This was an indication that he was pretty unhappy. Since he did not have a job to keep him busy, he had little interest in daily activities. He watches television on the couch at home most of the time. Dave experienced a sense of laziness and physical heaviness.

Speech

The patient's tone and volume were both low, and he occasionally took an unusually long time to respond to inquiries. It is because he sometimes stuttered due to having his attention divided. During the session, he did not exhibit any symptoms of elevation or wrath, and he demonstrated poverty of speech. The patient had no trouble communicating in English, and his speech was clear. He was easy to start talking with, had a chatty personality, and gave an excellent response to the therapist's attempt...