Question

When Abernathy went to a psychologist for the first time, the clinician asked him what the date was, what year it was, and where they were. Which category of a mental status exam do these questions covera. ensorium b. appearance and behavior c. thought processes d. intellectual functioning

Answer 1

Answer:

a. sensorium

Explanation:

The word sensorium comes like the term sensation from the Latin "sensus" which means the faculty of perceiving. In medical science, it is used for cognitive functions. It refers to the sum of the brain parts receiving, storing and transmitting sensory sensations. The sensorium is perhaps the seat of feeling, the place to express and experience sensations from the outside world.