Hallucinations may be mood congruent (e.g. - a depressed patient hearing a voice chiding her for failure and urging her to commit suicide) and mood incongruent (e.g. - a patient with schizophrenia who despite being quite paranoid hears voices that they find calm and soothing). ...
A patient’s mood can be explored by askingquestionssuch as: “How are you feeling?” “What is your current mood?” “Have you been feeling low/depressed/anxious lately?” Examples of mood states Low mood Anxious Angry Enraged Euphoric ...