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Psych Objectives 2015

1. List the major parts of the mental status examination2. Dene terms use in a mental status examination !hallucinations"

elusions" a#ect" tan$ential speech" circumstantial speech" etc.%

&. Describe similarities an i#erences in the mental status exam ofpatients 'ith i#erent ia$noses. !(or example" escribesimilarities in the mental status exam of patients 'ith)chi*ophrenia an +ipolar ,#ective Disorer%.

-. Perform a mental status exam on a patient.5. ompare /raepelin an (reu 'ith respect to their i#erent

approaches to psychiatry.. xplain ho' infectin$ patients 'ith malaria le to a obel pri*e for

a psychiatrist.3. List the three complementary approaches for unerstanin$

psychopharmacolo$ic a$ents recommene by 4ubin.

. 4eprouce an use the e6uations enin$ the relationshipsbet'een half7life" volume of istribution" an clearance.

8. ,ns'er the stuy 6uestions on the lecture hanout.10. xplain 'hat happens to t192" :OD" an clearance for a fat soluble

ru$ inactivate primarily by the liver in a patient as s9he a$esfrom 25 yo to 5 yo. ;hat happens to each of the above variablesif that 25 yo patient $ains 50 pouns