Determining Mood and Affect Is an Important Part of the Mental

question 103

Multiple Choice

Determining mood and affect is an important part of the mental status exam.Although both terms refer to feeling states of the individual, how does mood differ from affect?

• A)Mood is more changeable than affect.
• B)Mood is more frequent than affect.
• C)Mood is more pervasive than affect.
• D)Mood is more severe than affect.

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