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NR546 WEEK 3 TEST PREDITOR EXAM
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antipsychotic ]meds ]- ]correct ]answer: ]primarily ]used ]for ]schizophrenia ]& ]psychotic ]disorders

-also ]used ]as ]adjunctive ]meds ]for ]management ]of ]tx-resistant ]depression ]& ]other ]conditions

-not ]curative

-decrease/control ]symptoms/improve ]quality ]of ]life



Schizophrenia ]- ]correct ]answer: ]a ]disturbance ]that ]must ]last ]for ]6 ]months ]or ]longer, ]including ]at ]
least ]one ]month ]of ]positive ]symptoms ]or ]negative ]symptoms

-neurodevelopmental, ]brain ]disorder

-psychological ]condition ]involving ]chronic ]or ]repeated ]episodes ]of ]psychosis

cause: ]combination ]of ]genetics ]and ]environmental ]factors

DX: ]based ]on ]clinical ]interview



Schizophrenia ]increases ]the ]risk ]of: ]- ]correct ]answer: ]suicide

homeless

jail/prison



psychosis ]- ]correct ]answer: ]set ]of ]symptoms ]in ]which ]a ]person's ]mental ]capacity, ]affective ]respo
nse, ]and ]capacity ]to ]recognize ]reality, ]communicate, ]and ]relate ]to ]others ]is ]impaired



Hallmarks ]of ]psychosis ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Delusions ]and ]hallucinations

-often ]called ]the ]"positive ]symptoms" ]of ]psychosis

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Delusions ]are ]fixed ]beliefs ]- ]often ]bizarre ]- ]that ]have ]an ]inadequate ]rational ]basis ]and ]can't ]be ]ch
anged ]by ]rational ]arguments ]or ]evidence ]to ]the ]contrary

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Hallucinations ]are ]perceptual ]experiences ]of ]any ]sensory ]modality ]- ]especially ]auditory ]- ]that ]oc
cur ]without ]a ]real ]external ]stimulus, ]yet ]are ]vivid ]and ]clear, ]just ]like ]normal ]perceptions, ]but ]not ]
under ]voluntary ]control



Symptoms ]of ]psychosis: ]- ]correct ]answer: ]-hallucinations

-delusions

-disorganized ]speech

-disorganized ]behavior

-distortions ]of ]reality

-inappropriate ]or ]very ]strong ]emotions ]or ]apathy

-negative ]symptoms: ]diminished ]emotional ]expression ]and ]decreased ]motivation



perceptual ]distortions ]and ]motor ]disturbances ]can ]be ]associated ]with ]_________ ]- ]correct ]answ
er: ]any ]type ]of ]psychosis.

-Perceptual ]distortions ]include ]being ]distressed ]by ]hallucinatory ]voices; ]seeing ]visions; ]reporting
]hallucinations ]of ]touch, ]taste, ]or ]odor; ]or ]reporting ]that ]familiar ]things ]and ]people ]seem ]change


d.

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Motor ]disturbances ]are ]peculiar, ]rigid ]postures; ]overt ]signs ]of ]tension; ]inappropriate ]grins ]or ]gig
gles; ]peculiar ]repetitive ]gestures; ]talking, ]muttering, ]or ]mumbling ]to ]oneself; ]or ]glancing ]around
]as ]if ]hearing ]voices.



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paranoid ]psychosis, ]the ]patient ]has ]paranoid ]projections, ]hostile ]belligerence, ]and ]grandiose ]ex
pansiveness. ]often ]occurs ]in ]schizophrenia ]and ]in ]many ]drug-induced ]psychoses



Grandiose ]expansiveness ]- ]correct ]answer: ]exhibiting ]an ]attitude ]of ]superiority; ]hearing ]voices ]t
hat ]praise ]and ]extol; ]believing ]one ]has ]unusual ]powers ]or ]is ]a ]well-

, known ]personality, ]or ]that ]one ]has ]a ]divine ]mission, ]which ]is ]often ]seen ]in ]schizophrenia ]and ]in ]
manic ]psychosis



Psychosis ]can ]affect ]a ]person's: ]- ]correct ]answer: ]-cognition

-affective ]response

-communication

-capacity ]to ]recognize ]reality

-ability ]to ]relate ]to ]others



_________ ]is ]a ]defining ]feature ]for ]some ]psychotic ]disorders ]while ]other ]disorders ]may ]have ]a ]p
sychotic ]component ]- ]correct ]answer: ]psychosis



Diagnoses ]Requiring ]the ]Presence ]of ]Psychosis ]- ]correct ]answer: ]-Schizophrenia

-Substance-induced ]psychotic ]disorders

-Schizophreniform ]disorder

-Shizoafffective ]disorder

-Delusional ]disorder

-Brief ]psychotic ]disorder

-Psychotic ]disorder ]d/t ]a ]medical ]condition



Diagnoses ]with ]Psychosis ]as ]a ]Feature ]- ]correct ]answer: ]-Mania

-Depression

-Cognitive ]disorders

-Dementia



schizophrenia: ]positive ]symptoms ]- ]correct ]answer: ]-hallucinations

-delusions