MMSE Registration of Words 3

Question 1

In standard MMSE administration, what instruction is typically given to the patient before presenting the three registration words?

Accepted Answer

'I am going to name three objects. After I have said them, I want you to repeat them.'

Answer

The standard instruction alerts the patient that they will need to repeat the words immediately after the examiner names them.

Question 2

Which cognitive domain is primarily assessed by the MMSE registration task?

Accepted Answer

Immediate memory and attention

Answer

Registration measures the patient's ability to immediately encode and hold new information, reflecting immediate memory and attention.

Question 3

A clinician notices a patient silently mouthing the words during registration trials beyond the first. Why might the clinician permit this?

Accepted Answer

Sub-vocal rehearsal can aid encoding and is generally acceptable

Answer

Sub-vocal rehearsal is a normal memory strategy and does not invalidate the registration task as long as the patient repeats the words aloud for scoring.

Question 4

A patient correctly repeats all three words on the first registration trial. What maximum score does this yield for the entire registration section?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

The registration section is worth a maximum of 3 points, one for each word correctly repeated on the first trial.

Question 5

After a patient scores 0 on registration despite three additional trials, what should the examiner do?

Accepted Answer

Continue attempting until the patient learns the words, up to the 6-trial maximum

Answer

The examiner should continue repeating the words up to the limit of 6 total trials to give the patient the best chance of learning them for later recall.

MMSE - Mini-Mental State Examination Practice Test

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MMSE Registration of Words 3