Reference no: EM133778077

For this Mental Status Exam (MSE) Assignment, you will continue to the fictional character that you interviewed for the initial interview. Remember, the client that you selected is a relatively well-adjusted individual who has already passed the initial interview process with the referring agency. Therefore, your Mental Status Exam (MSE) Assignment will mainly indicate functioning that is considered within the normal limits (WNL) of adaptive functioning.

Important points regarding the Initial Interview:
1. Because the psychological evaluation wasnotperformed for clinical, forensic, or legal reasons, your character did not have a life-threatening medical condition, a chronic or debilitating psychological disorder, or an extensive criminal history.
2. Report all applicable MSE information.

Format of theMental Status Exam:
1. Gather the MSE information using the categories from pages 345-346 of the Sheperis et al. (2020) text and the "How to Conduct a Mental Status Exam" handout. Report the information using the Mental Status Exam Rubric as a guideline. Remember, you will use this information for another project.As you can see, there are various ways to organize and present MSE information(e.g., the text, the handout, and the sample is up to you). However, for the purposes of this Benchmark Mental Status Exam (MSE) Assignment, make sure that you have all of the information required on the grading rubric.
2. Please make sure to note if the functioning is adaptive. For example, if no delusional thoughts are present, state it. If you do not specifically note this, the reader does not know if the client did not have delusions or if the counselor simply forgot to ask.
3. Written in the third person (e.g., "Mr. Jones is a 42 years old...," or "His greatest strengths are...").
4. Be sure that the information is consistent with the Initial Interview. Remember that your client is a well-adjusted individual that does not present with severe pathology.