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NUR 350 Exam 2 Questions With Correct
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acute |dystonia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-acute, |often |painful, |sustained |contraction |of |muscles,
|usually |of |the |head |and |neck, |which |typically |occurs |from |2 |to |5 |days |after |the |introduction |of


|antipsychotic |medications




affect |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |external |manifestation |of |a |feeling |or |emotion |that |is |
manifested |in |facial |expression, |tone |of |voice, |and |body |language



akathisia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-regular, |rhythmic |movements, |usually |of |the |lower |limbs, |
with |constant |pacing |sometimes |seen; |often |noticed |in |people |taking |antipsychotic |medication



ambivalence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-holding |at |the |same |time |of |two |opposing |emotions, |
attitudes, |ideas, |or |wishes |toward |the |same |person, |situation, |or |object



anosognosia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-patients |inability |to |realize |that |he |or |she |is |ill, |which |is |
caused |by |the |illness |itself



associative |looseness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-disturbance |of |thinking |in |which |ideas |shift |
from |one |subject |to |another |in |an |oblique |or |unrelated |manner



clang |association |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-meaningless |rhyming |of |words |often |in |a |forceful |
manner



command |hallucinations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-individual |hearing |voices |that |direct |the |
person |to |take |action

,concrete |thinking |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-thinking |grounded |in |immediate |experience |rather |
than |abstraction



delusions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-false |belief |held |to |be |true |even |with |evidence |to |the |
contrary



echolalia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-repeating |of |the |last |words |spoken |by |another; |mimicry |or |
imitation |of |the |speech |of |another |person



echopraxia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mimicry |of |imitation |of |the |movements |of |another |person



extrapyramidal |side |effects |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-variety |of |signs |and |symptoms |that |are |
often |side |effects |of |the |use |of |certain |psychotropic |drugs, |particularly |phenothiazines; |three |
reversible |side |effects |are |acute |dystonia, |akathisia, |and |pseudoparkinsonism-tardive |
dyskinesia |is |the |most |serious |and |is |not |reversible



hallucinations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sense |perception |(seeing, |hearing, |tasting, |smelling, |
touching) |for |which |no |external |stimulus |exists



ideas |of |reference |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-false |impression |that |outside |events |have |a |special
|meaning |for |oneself




illusions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-errors |in |the |perception |of |a |sensory |stimulus. |for |example, |
a |person |may |mistake |polka |dots |for |hairy |spiders



metabolic |syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-weight |gain, |dyslipidemia, |and |altered |glucose |
metabolism |caused |by |atypical |antipsychotic |drugs

,negative |symptoms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-absence |of |something |that |should |be |present |
(apathy, |lack |of |motivation, |anhedonia, |poor |thought |process)



neologisms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-words |a |person |makes |up |that |have |meaning |only |for |
that |person; |often |part |of |a |delusional |system



neuroleptic |malignant |syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |rare |and |sometimes |fatal |reaction |
to |high-potency |neuroleptic |drugs

-muscle |rigidity

-fever

-elevated |WBC |count

thought |to |result |from |dopamine |blockage |at |the |basal |ganglia |and |hypothalamus

cannot |be |corrected |by |experience |or |modified |by |facts |or |reality



positive |symptoms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-presence |of |something |that |is |not |normally |
present |(hallucinations, |delusions, |bizarre |behavior, |paranoia)



paranosia |pseudoparkinsonism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-medication |induced |temporary |
constellation |of |symptoms |associated |with |Parkinson's |disease |including |tremor, |reduced |
accessory |movements, |impaired |gait, |and |stiffening |of |muscles



tardive |dyskinesia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-serious |and |irreversible |side |effect |of |
phenothiazines |and |related |drugs; |consists |of |involuntary |tonic |muscle |spasms |typically |
involving |tongue, |fingers, |toes, |neck, |trunk, |or |pelvis



3rd |generation |antipsychotics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-newer |classification |of |antipsychotics |
includes |aripriprazole |(Abilify) |in |areas |o |the |brain |with |excess |dopamine, |its |lowers |the |
dopamine |level |by |acting |as |a |receptor |antagonist; |however, |in |regions |with |low |dopamine, |it |
stimulates |receptors |to |raise |the |dopamine |level

side |effects: |insomnia, |and |akathisia

, word |salad |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mixture |of |words |meaningless |to |the |listener |and |to |the |
speaker |as |well



schizophrenia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-potentially |devastating |brain |disorder |that |affects |a |
persons |thinking, |language, |emotions, |social |behavior, |and |ability |to |perceive |reality |accurately

-all |have |at |least |one |psychotic |symptom |such |as |hallucinations, |delusions, |and |disorganized |
speech



when |does |schizophrenia |show |symptoms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-during |the |late |teens |and |
early |twenties



early |onset |and |late |onset |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-early: |18-25 |usually |in |males |associated |
with |poor |functioning |before, |more |structural |brain |abnormality, |and |increased |levels |of |
apathy

late: |25-35 |more |likely |in |females, |have |less |structural |brain |abnormality |and |to |have |better |
outcomes



comorbidity |disorders |with |schizophrenia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Substance |abuse |disorders, |
Nicotine |dependence

Anxiety

Depression

Suicide

COPD

Obesity

Cardiovascular |disease |

Diabetes

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