Avolition - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

alogia : decrease in thought, speech, & fluency anhedonia : inability to experience pleasure or happiness Avolition : lack of motivation greatest risk for MRSA : UTI and spinal cord injury- frequent antibiotics, increased risk for skin breakdown and MRSA colonization on the skin what age for dental prophylaxis? : 2-3 years- when most of deciduous teeth have erupted Why ambulate shortly after delivery? : increase peripheral vasomotor activity- decreases chance of blood clotting Loch...

Schizophrenia : s/s: illusion (false sensory), delusion (fixed personal belief), hallucination (perceived experiences, but no sensory) when hearing voices: - Do: Validate, listen to music to decrease voices, be factual, use simple statement of reality, focus on feelings of pt., determine if using drugs if no indication of violence - Don't: Pretend to heat it too, argue out of delusions manic episode : - recognize language used is due to illness. but set limits to it also - don't di...

NU664C Midterm Exam Questions & Answers Regis College Midterm for 664C_ Updated 2024 100% Know the route of administration for newer agent asenapine (Saphris) and what instructions should be given to the patient regarding administration. - CORRECT ANSWER-Route- Sublingual Not to eat or drink for 10 minutes after medication administration Not to swallow or chew the capsule. Asenapine is an atypical antipsychotic (serotonin-dopamine antagonist, as a mood stabilizer). Asenapine is not absorbed ...

Postive Symptoms - Refers to hallucinations and/or delusions. Delusions - Strong beliefs held against strong contrary evidence. Hallucinations - Inaccurate perceptions where inaccurate auditory stimuli is the most common. Negative Symptoms - Refers to lack of momement (avolition) or speech (alogia) Types of treatment: Anti-psychotic medication Medications used with the Psychotic Disorders - Antipsychotic Drugs AKA Neuroleptic Drugs: THORIZINE (Chlorpromazine) Mellaril (Thioridazine) S...

NURS 222 Mental Health Final Exam Review 2023. 50/50 new items 1. Main concept: legal aspects o Hold status o Riese petition. (Medication Capacity Hearing)  If constant refusal of Meds, can be given against will); also under conservatorship emergency o Probably cause hearings  Temporary Conservatorship – (GD): 30 days  LPS Conservatorship – (GD): 1 year temp conservatorship 2. What are some of the criteria for a hold? o Dangerous to self (DTS) o Danger to others (DTO) o ...

CMAN 272 Practice Exam Newest Questions andAnswers (2024 / 2025) With Verified Answers anergia lack of energy; passivity, lack of persistence at work or school anhedonia inability to experience pleasure in activities that usually produce it avolition reduced motivation and spontaneous activity; inability to initiate tasks such as social contacts, grooming, and other activities of daily living (ADLs) poverty of content of speech while adequate in amount, speech conveys little information b...

Aetiology of personality disorders - can be resulted from combination of adverse biological and environmental factors: Biological: heredity, gender, temperament traits Social: childhood sexual abuse, physical, emotional abuse, family violence ... Affective blunting - a reduction in the expression, range, and intensity of affect Agoraphobia - fear of crowds, public space and generate panic-like symptoms Alogia - poverty of speech Ambivalence (difficulties associated with cognition) - havin...

NSG 322 Topic 4 Depression New Full Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct ( Latest 2024 ) 1. True or False Women are 2x as likely to get depression then men Answer: True 2. As family income decreases, the prevalence of depression Answer: Increases 3. How old do children have to be to be able to be diagnosed for depression? Answer: 3years old 4. What is unique about depression in children? Answer: High recurrence rate 5. True or False Children are often misdiagnosed or u...

NUR2459 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 2 2023 ALL ANSWERED NUR2459 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 2 2023 ALL ANSWERED Ideas of reference Misconstrue trivial events and attach personal significance to them (believing that others, who are discussing the next meal, are talking about them) Persecution Feel singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by the FBI) Grandeur Believe that they are all powerful and important, like a god Somatic delusions Believe that their body is changing in an unu...

NRNP 6635 Final Exam Question and answers correctly solved a psychological disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished inappropriate emotional expression. - correct answer Schizophrenia The signs and symptoms of schizophrenia are traditionally separated into 2 groups: positive (delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech or behavior) and negative (flat affect, avolition, anhedonia, poor attention, and alogia). - correct answer signs a...