Folstein Administration and Procedures 2

Question 1

How many total scored items are on the standard 30-point MMSE?

Accepted Answer

30

Answer

The standard MMSE contains 30 individual scored items, each worth one point, totaling a maximum score of 30.

Question 2

What should the examiner avoid doing during MMSE administration to maintain standardization?

Accepted Answer

Giving verbal clues or hints

Answer

Providing hints, prompts, or corrections invalidates the standardized scoring and inflates the patient's apparent performance.

Question 3

How should the examiner handle a patient who refuses to attempt an MMSE item?

Accepted Answer

Mark it as refused and exclude from the denominator

Answer

Refused items should be marked as refused and may be excluded from the denominator to avoid penalizing unwillingness rather than inability.

Question 4

What materials must the examiner prepare before beginning the MMSE?

Accepted Answer

A pen, paper, and a stimulus card with the pentagon and 'CLOSE YOUR EYES'

Answer

The examiner needs a pen, blank paper for writing and drawing tasks, and a stimulus card showing the pentagons and 'CLOSE YOUR EYES' instruction.

Question 5

In what order should the MMSE sections be administered?

Accepted Answer

In the standardized sequence: orientation, registration, attention, recall, language, construction

Answer

The MMSE should always be administered in its standardized sequence to ensure the attention section provides the intended delay between registration and recall.

Folstein - Folstein Mini Mental State Exam Practice Test

Folstein - Folstein Mini Mental State Exam Practice Test

Folstein Administration and Procedures 2