WALDEN NURS 6635 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | NURS 6635
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
1. Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
A. 12-24 hours
B. 24-72 hours
C. 4-7 days
D.10-14 days - correct answer ✔✔B. 24-72 hours
If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14 days
Treat with dantrolene or bromocriptine
Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical abnormalities in
schizophrenic patients.
A. Hippocampus
B. Amygdala
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Basal ganglia - correct answer ✔✔C. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical abnormalities
hippocampus and amygdala have size decrease
basal ganglia theoretical due to odd movements
D. per some answers
Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment.
A. General cognition
B. Activities of daily living
C. Geographic orientation
D. Recent memory - correct answer ✔✔D. Recent memory
Select the time frame for symptoms of schizophreniform disorder.
A. 2 to 6 weeks
B. 1 to 5 months
C. 6 to 8 months
D. 1 year - correct answer ✔✔Symptoms are short term lasting at least 1 month but less than 6 months.
p. 342
Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients - correct answer ✔✔obesity, DM,
substance use disorders, complex partial epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, HIV, COPD
Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in schizophrenic patients than in the general
population - correct answer ✔✔rheumatoid arthritis
Select the percentage of remission that results from correct antipsychotic drug therapy of schizophrenic
patients
A. 15
B. 30
, C. 45
D. 70 - correct answer ✔✔p. 354 Approximately 60% will improve to the extent that they will achieve
remission or only mild symptoms
Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and prognosis of schizophrenia - correct answer
✔✔worsening after each relapse
Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than in the general
population. - correct answer ✔✔p.339 little impulse control, decreased social sensitivity, impulsive
behavior, suicide, violent behavior
Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia - correct answer
✔✔Social withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted, no close friends, may have sudden onset of ocd
Select the most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia - correct answer ✔✔a patient's
history is essential for the diagnosis of schizophrenia; clinicians cannot diagnose schizophrenia simply by
results of a mental status examination, which may vary.
Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients. - correct answer
✔✔Various studies have reported abnormal eye movements in 50 to 85 percent of patients with
schizophrenia compared with about 25 percent in psychiatric patients without schizophrenia and fewer
than 10 percent in nonpsychiatrically ill control participant. p. 359
Select two of the "Four A's" symptoms of schizophrenia described by Bleuler
A.
autism
B.
ambivalence
C.
anhedonia
D.
abstract - correct answer ✔✔the four As: associations, affect, autism, and ambivalence
Select the age range for 90% of patients treated for schizophrenia - correct answer ✔✔p. 358 90% of
patients in treatment for schizophrenia are between 15 and 55 years old. (peak age of onset women - 25
to 35, men 10-25). Late onset refers to over 45. cannabis raises risk by 40%
The most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia - correct answer ✔✔Auditory
Cognition of patient's with schizophrenia - correct answer ✔✔Usually oriented to person, time, and
place. they do have cognitive deficiencies in attention, executive function, working memory, and episodic
memory
leading cause of premature death in schizphrenia? - correct answer ✔✔Suicide
Positive and negative syndrome scale (PANNS)
Brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS)
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
1. Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
A. 12-24 hours
B. 24-72 hours
C. 4-7 days
D.10-14 days - correct answer ✔✔B. 24-72 hours
If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14 days
Treat with dantrolene or bromocriptine
Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical abnormalities in
schizophrenic patients.
A. Hippocampus
B. Amygdala
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Basal ganglia - correct answer ✔✔C. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical abnormalities
hippocampus and amygdala have size decrease
basal ganglia theoretical due to odd movements
D. per some answers
Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment.
A. General cognition
B. Activities of daily living
C. Geographic orientation
D. Recent memory - correct answer ✔✔D. Recent memory
Select the time frame for symptoms of schizophreniform disorder.
A. 2 to 6 weeks
B. 1 to 5 months
C. 6 to 8 months
D. 1 year - correct answer ✔✔Symptoms are short term lasting at least 1 month but less than 6 months.
p. 342
Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients - correct answer ✔✔obesity, DM,
substance use disorders, complex partial epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, HIV, COPD
Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in schizophrenic patients than in the general
population - correct answer ✔✔rheumatoid arthritis
Select the percentage of remission that results from correct antipsychotic drug therapy of schizophrenic
patients
A. 15
B. 30
, C. 45
D. 70 - correct answer ✔✔p. 354 Approximately 60% will improve to the extent that they will achieve
remission or only mild symptoms
Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and prognosis of schizophrenia - correct answer
✔✔worsening after each relapse
Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than in the general
population. - correct answer ✔✔p.339 little impulse control, decreased social sensitivity, impulsive
behavior, suicide, violent behavior
Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia - correct answer
✔✔Social withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted, no close friends, may have sudden onset of ocd
Select the most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia - correct answer ✔✔a patient's
history is essential for the diagnosis of schizophrenia; clinicians cannot diagnose schizophrenia simply by
results of a mental status examination, which may vary.
Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients. - correct answer
✔✔Various studies have reported abnormal eye movements in 50 to 85 percent of patients with
schizophrenia compared with about 25 percent in psychiatric patients without schizophrenia and fewer
than 10 percent in nonpsychiatrically ill control participant. p. 359
Select two of the "Four A's" symptoms of schizophrenia described by Bleuler
A.
autism
B.
ambivalence
C.
anhedonia
D.
abstract - correct answer ✔✔the four As: associations, affect, autism, and ambivalence
Select the age range for 90% of patients treated for schizophrenia - correct answer ✔✔p. 358 90% of
patients in treatment for schizophrenia are between 15 and 55 years old. (peak age of onset women - 25
to 35, men 10-25). Late onset refers to over 45. cannabis raises risk by 40%
The most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia - correct answer ✔✔Auditory
Cognition of patient's with schizophrenia - correct answer ✔✔Usually oriented to person, time, and
place. they do have cognitive deficiencies in attention, executive function, working memory, and episodic
memory
leading cause of premature death in schizphrenia? - correct answer ✔✔Suicide
Positive and negative syndrome scale (PANNS)
Brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS)
