Determining Mood and Affect Is an Important Part of the Mental

question 27

Multiple Choice

Determining mood and affect is an important part of the mental status exam.Although both of these 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.

---

Definitions:

Neonate's Brain

The brain of a newborn infant, which is rapidly developing and highly plastic in the first month of life.

Adulthood

A life stage characterized by full physical development, typically including legal responsibilities and capabilities.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a chemical synapse from one neuron to another 'target' neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Neuron

The essential component of the nervous system, a nerve cell, is tasked with the transmission of information within the body.