SCHIZOPHRENIA

Question 1

A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disturbances in thought, perception and behavior.

Answer 1

SCHIZOPHRENIA

Question 2

It is characterized by deteriorating personality

Answer 2

SCHIZOPHRENIA

Question 3

Schizophrenia affects men and women equally. For men ranging from age? And women?

Answer 3

15-25
25-35

Question 4

Caused by excessive dopamine in mesolimbic tract

Answer 4

POSITIVE SYMPTOMS

Question 5

Positive sx of schizo:

Answer 5

ABNORMAL THOUGHTS
AGITATION
BIZARRE BEHAVIOR
DELUSIONS
EXCITEMENT
FEELINGS OF PERSECUTION
GRANDIOSITY
HALLUCINATIONS
HOSTILITY
ILLUSIONS
INSOMNIA
SUSPICIOUSNESS

Question 6

Negative sx of Schizophrenia:

Answer 6

ALOGIA
ANERGIA
ASOCIAL BEHAVIOR
ATTENTION DEFICITS
AVOLITION
BLUNTED AFFECT
COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES
DIFFICULTY WITH ABSTRACTIONS
PASSIVE SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL
POOR GROOMING AND HYGIENE
POOR RAPPORT
POVERTY OF SPEECH

Question 7

Caused by too little dopamine in mesocortical tract?

Answer 7

NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS

Question 8

What are the 3 overlapping phases of schizo?

Answer 8

ACUTE PHASE
STABILIZING PHASE
STABLE PHASE

Question 9

Phase where the patient experiences severe psychotic symptoms?

Answer 9

ACUTE PHASE

Question 10

Phase where the patient is getting better?

Answer 10

STABILIZING PHASE

Question 11

Phase where the patient might still experience hallucinations and delusions but not as severe as they are during the acute phase.

Answer 11

STABLE PHASE

Question 12

Positive or hard symptoms includes?

Answer 12

AMBIVALENCE
ASSOCIATIVE LOOSENESS
DELUSIONS
ECHOPRAXIA
FLIGHT OF IDEAS
HALLUCINATIONS
IDEAS OF REFERENCE
PERSEVERATION

Question 13

This is holding seemingly contradictory beliefs or feelings about the same person, situation or event

Answer 13

AMBIVALENCE

Question 14

Fragmented or poorly related thoughts and ideas

Answer 14

ASSOCIATIVE LOOSENESS

Question 15

Fixed false beliefs that has no basis in reality

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DELUSIONS

Question 16

Imitation in the movements and gestures of another person whom the client is observing

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ECHOPRAXIA

Question 17

Continous flow of verbalization in which the person jumps rapidly from one topic to another

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FLIGHT OF IDEAS

Question 18

False sensory perception that do not exist in reality

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HALLUCINATIONS

Question 19

False impressions that external events have special meaning for the person

Answer 19

IDEAS OF REFERENCE

Question 20

Persistent adherence to single idea, or topic, verbal repetition of a sentence, word or phrase resisting attempts to change the topic

Answer 20

PERSEVERATION

Question 21

Negative or soft sx includes?

Answer 21

ALOGIA
ANHEDONIA
APATHY
BLUNTED AFFECT
CATATONIA
FLAT AFFECT
LACK OF VOLITION

Question 22

Psychologically induced immobility occasionally marked by periods of agitation or excitement the client seems motionless as if in a trance

Answer 22

CATATONIA

Question 23

Absence of any facial expression that would indicate emotions or mood.

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FLAT AFFECT

Question 24

Absence of will or ambition or drive to take action or accomplish tasks

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LACK OF VOLITION

Question 25

Tendency to speak very little or to convey little substance of meaning(poverty of content)

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ALOGIA

Question 26

Feeling no joy or pleasure from life or any activities or relationship

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ANHEDONIA

Question 27

Feeling of indifference toward people, activities and events

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APATHY

Question 28

Restricted range of emotional feeling, tone or mood

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BLUNTED AFFECT

Question 29

Types of Schizophrenia

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PARANOID DISORGANIZED CATATONIC UNDIFFERENTIATED RESIDUAL

Question 30

Characterized by persecutory( feeling victimized or spied on) or grandiose delusions, hallucinations and occasionally excessive religiosity or hostile or aggressive behavior

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PARANOID TYPE

Question 31

Characterized by grossly inappropriate or flat affect, incoherence loose associations and extremely disorganized behavior

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DISORGANIZES TYPE

Question 32

Characterized by marked psychomotor disturbance, either motionlezz or excessive motor activity

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CATATONIC TYPE

Question 33

Characterized by mixed schizophrenic symptoms along with disturbances of thought, affect and behavior

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UNDIFFERENTIATED TYPE

Question 34

Chracterized by at least one previous, though not a current episode of social withdrawal, flat affect, and looseness of associations

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RESIDUAL TYPE

Question 35

Types of hallucinations?

Answer 35

AUDITORY VISUAL OLFACTORY TACTILE GUSTATORY CENESTHETIC KINESTHETIC

Question 36

Younger clients display poorer premorbid adjustment, negative signs, and greater cognitive impairment than older adults. TRUE OR FALSE?

Answer 36

TRUE

Question 37

SCHIZOPHRENIA RELATED DISORDERS

Answer 37

SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER DELUSIONAL DISORDER BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER SHARED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY AND SCHIZOID PERSONALITY

Question 38

This disorder, the client experiences the sx of schizophrenia but for less tha 6 mos necessary to meet the diagnostic criteria of schizo

Answer 38

SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER

Question 39

The clients exhibits the sx of psychosis and at the same time all the features of a mood disorder either depression or mania

Answer 39

SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER

Question 40

The client has one or more nonbizarre delusions that is the focus of the delusion is available.

Answer 40

DELUSIONAL DISORDER

Question 41

The client experiences the sudden onset of at least one psychotic sx such as delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech or behavuor that last from 1 day to 1 month.

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BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER

Question 42

Two people share a similar delusion

Answer 42

SHARED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER

Question 43

Are personality disorders and not psychotic disorders

Answer 43

SCHIZOTYPAL OR SCHIZOID

Question 45

The patient suddenly stops talking in the middle of the sentence and remain silent for several seconds

Answer 45

THOUGHT BLOCKING

Question 46

The patient believes that others can hear their thoughts

Answer 46

THOUGHT BROADCASTING

Question 47

Patient believes that others are taking their thoughts

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THOUGHT WITHDRAWAL

Question 48

Patient believez that others are placing thoughts in their minds against their will

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THOUGHT INSERTION

Question 49

Veering onto unrelated topics and never answering the original question

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TANGENTIAL THINKING

Question 50

Describe the clients lack of clear sense of where his or her own body, mind and influence end and where those aspects of other animate and inanimate objects begin

Answer 50

LOSS OF EGO BOUNDARIES

Question 51

What is the focus of care when the client is in acute psychotic episode?

Answer 51

STABILIZING THE CLIENTS THOUGHT PROCESSES AND REALITY ORIENTATION AS WELL AS ENSURING SAFETY

Question 52

Signs of building agitation

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AN INCREASED INTENSITY OF PACING LOUD TALKING OR YELLING HITTING OR KICKING OBJECTS

Question 53

Interventions to protect the client or nurse and others in the environment

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ADMINISTERING MEDS MOVING THE CLIENT TO A QUIET LESS STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT IN EXTREME SITUATION, USE OF SECLUSION OR RESTRAINT

Question 54

Potential bizarre or strange behaviors include:

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TOUCING OTHERS WITHOUT WARNING OR INVITATION INYRUDING INTO OTHERS LIVING SPACES TALKING TO OR CARESSING INANIMATE OBJECTS

Question 55

Early signs of relapse

Answer 55

IMPAIRED CAUSE AND EFFECT REASONING IMPAIRED INFO PROCESSING POOR NUTRITION LACK OF SLEEP LACK OF EXERCISE FATIGUE MOOD SWINGS LACK OF CONTROL IRRITABILITY LOSS OF MOTIVATION ANXIETY AND WORRY