ATI ENGAGE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026 | SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM
DISORDERS AND PSYCHOSIS | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS | BRAND NEW VERSION
___ is a severe mental illness that affects how a client experiences and
interprets reality ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------schizophrenia
Schizophrenia spectrum includes: ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
-includes disorders that share the same positive, negative, and
cognitive symptoms; the clients specific disorder is based on how long
the symptoms have been occurring and if they occur along with a mood
disorder
Since there is no cure for schizophrenia, treatment focused on: ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------managing symptoms and maintaining or
improving daily functioning
Are there any lab tests to determine if someone has schizophrenia? -----
----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------NO.
,____ is a clinical manifestation rather than an illness or disorder; it
involves a disconnection with reality caused by disturbances in a clients
thoughts & perceptions ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
psychosis
psychosis is a common feature in mental health disorders such as: -------
--CORRECT ANSWER------------------bipolar disorder
-schizophrenia
psychosis is evident in response to some medical conditions such as: ----
-----CORRECT ANSWER------------------alcohol withdrawal
-parkinsons disease
-infections
-prescription drugs
what are some factors that can cause psychosis?: ---------CORRECT
ANSWER------------------mental health conditions
-genetics
-substance use (cannabis, amphetamines)
-trauma (death of a loved one, emotional abuse)
-physical illness or injury (stroke, alzheimer's disease or brain tumor)
,the onset of a psychotic related disorder is usually: ---------CORRECT
ANSWER------------------its usually gradual and may be difficult to
distinguish from other experiences of adolescence
when do patients with psychosis typically experience their first episode
of psychosis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------during their late
teens to mid-twenties
changes in physical and mental health with a person with psychosis
includes: ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------hallucinations
-persistent troubling thoughts or beliefs
-emotional changes: inappropriate or no expression of emotions
-withdrawal or isolation from friends and family
-changes in cognition
-lack of self care
hallucinations definition: ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------involve
feeling, seeing or hearing things that others do not experience
, delusions are: ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------are a fixed "false
beliefs"
treatment for psychosis for mental-health related conditions such as
schizophrenia includes: ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------
antipsychotic meds
-psychotherapy
-CBT
-support
-education for both the client and family
major characteristics of schizophrenia include: ---------CORRECT
ANSWER------------------hallucinations
-delusions
-disorganized behaviors
-abnormal behaviors
the 4 schizophrenia spectrum disorders include: ---------CORRECT
ANSWER------------------schizophrenia
DISORDERS AND PSYCHOSIS | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS | BRAND NEW VERSION
___ is a severe mental illness that affects how a client experiences and
interprets reality ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------schizophrenia
Schizophrenia spectrum includes: ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
-includes disorders that share the same positive, negative, and
cognitive symptoms; the clients specific disorder is based on how long
the symptoms have been occurring and if they occur along with a mood
disorder
Since there is no cure for schizophrenia, treatment focused on: ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------managing symptoms and maintaining or
improving daily functioning
Are there any lab tests to determine if someone has schizophrenia? -----
----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------NO.
,____ is a clinical manifestation rather than an illness or disorder; it
involves a disconnection with reality caused by disturbances in a clients
thoughts & perceptions ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
psychosis
psychosis is a common feature in mental health disorders such as: -------
--CORRECT ANSWER------------------bipolar disorder
-schizophrenia
psychosis is evident in response to some medical conditions such as: ----
-----CORRECT ANSWER------------------alcohol withdrawal
-parkinsons disease
-infections
-prescription drugs
what are some factors that can cause psychosis?: ---------CORRECT
ANSWER------------------mental health conditions
-genetics
-substance use (cannabis, amphetamines)
-trauma (death of a loved one, emotional abuse)
-physical illness or injury (stroke, alzheimer's disease or brain tumor)
,the onset of a psychotic related disorder is usually: ---------CORRECT
ANSWER------------------its usually gradual and may be difficult to
distinguish from other experiences of adolescence
when do patients with psychosis typically experience their first episode
of psychosis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------during their late
teens to mid-twenties
changes in physical and mental health with a person with psychosis
includes: ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------hallucinations
-persistent troubling thoughts or beliefs
-emotional changes: inappropriate or no expression of emotions
-withdrawal or isolation from friends and family
-changes in cognition
-lack of self care
hallucinations definition: ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------involve
feeling, seeing or hearing things that others do not experience
, delusions are: ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------are a fixed "false
beliefs"
treatment for psychosis for mental-health related conditions such as
schizophrenia includes: ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------
antipsychotic meds
-psychotherapy
-CBT
-support
-education for both the client and family
major characteristics of schizophrenia include: ---------CORRECT
ANSWER------------------hallucinations
-delusions
-disorganized behaviors
-abnormal behaviors
the 4 schizophrenia spectrum disorders include: ---------CORRECT
ANSWER------------------schizophrenia
