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NUR401 Exam 2 Questions And Accurate Answers 2024-2025What is schizophrenia? - Answer psychosis characterized by abnormalities in
perception, content of thought, and thought processes, and extensive withdrawal of
one's interest from people and the outside world
what is psychosis? - Answer individual is experiencing hallucinations, delusions, or
disorganized speech, thoughts, or behavior
what does schizophrenia interfere with? - Answer ability to
-think clearly
-manage emotions
-make decisions
-relate to other
ndisconnected mind
What is the etiology of schizophrenia? -Answer genetic, biological, immunologic,
virology, intrapsychic, interpersonal, neurobiological
cannabis
what has research found to be a potential cause of schizophrenia? -Answer synaptic
overturning takes away pathways that they aren't supposed to
What are comorbidities of schizophrenia? -Answer substance abuse
nicotine dependence
anxiety, depression, suicide
physical health or illness
,polydipsia
what are medical comorbidities of schizophrenia? -Answer DM
HLD
CVD
obesity
malignant neoplasms
HIV/AIDS
osteoporosis
hyperprolactinemia
Positive symptoms are what? - No answer needed, it must be gone
excesses-things added
What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia? - Hallucinations, delusions,
disorganized speech and behavior
what are hallucinations? - An experiences that occurred without any external stimuli of
the 5 senses
what are command hallucinations? - Those that command the person to take action
MUST inquire if pt if AH are telling them to harm themselves or others
-other than that don't ask about their AH
what r some sings that someone is hallucinating? - Response eyes tracking, muttering,
distracted, suddenly stopping a conversation, intently watching a vacant area of the
room
,signs of anxiety indicate hallucination is worsening
ask what the patient is hearing
How can you help treat a hallucination? - Answer ensure the patient is safe and feels
safe
Food for thought
Focus on reality based activities and conversations
Ask if they see anyone else in the room appearing frightened
Ask what they do to help
Manage their stress
What are delusions? -Answer erroneous beliefs that cannot be changed by reasonable
argument
-When you deny, it makes them want to prove it more
What are grandiose delusions? -Answer belief that one has exceptional abilities, wealth,
or fame
What are nihilistic delusions? -Answer belief that a major catastrophe will occur or that
someone is dead
What are persecutory delusions? -Answer belief that one is being watched, plotted
against, ridiculed
what are somatic delusions? -Answer False belief that one is infected with a disease or
has a certain illness (cancer, pregnancy)
what are religious delusions? -Answer belief that they have a special relationship with
god, on mission for god, or that they are sinners
, What are referential delusions? -Answer believe that newspaper articles, TV shows or
song lyrics are directed specifically at them
how do you treat delusions? -Answer establish a therapeutic relationship
respond in a calm manner
ask them to describe it, do not debate it
(can say things like it might be frightening for you but I doubt a girl that small could hurt
you)
validate if part of the delusion is real
focus on feelings of the delusion
reality based interventions
what is thought blocking? - Answer abrupt cessation of communication before the idea
is finished and cannot remember what they were saying
What is thought broadcasting? - Answer Believes everyone can read his thoughts
"ikyk what I'm thinking"
thought withdrawal? - what's it mean? believes others are taking thoughts out of his
head, thinks new products are ones someone stole from them
thought insertion? - believes others are putting thoughts into his head
paranoia? an irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others
what does disorganized thoughts manifest as? disorganized speech
What is cirumstantiality? -Answer very elaborate and lengthy talk about a topic but
eventually gets to the point
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