Appearance: facial expressions(tearfulness in depression, elation in mania tenseness in anxiety, perplexity or blunting in schizophrenia), gestures mannerisms, negativism when patient opposes the examiners attention), etc Speech: content of speech, coherence, flight of ideas Mood and affect: depression. elation, anger. anxiety etc Thought process: blocking. evasion, etc Thought content: worries, hypochondriasis, lack of self-confidence, delusions hallucinations, etc Motor activity: slow. rapid, purposeful, etc
Cognitive functions: Orientation Attention and concentration Memory Calculations Abstractions Judgements
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