NRl 547/l NR547l Midterml Exam:l
Differentiall Diagnosisl inl Psychiatric-
Mentall Healthl Acrossl thel Lifespanl
Practicuml Reviewl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l
Update)l |l Qsl &l As|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)-l Chamberlain
QUESTION
Definel psycosis
Answer:
unablel tol determinel whatsl reality.l canl includel deliruml andl dementia
QUESTION
briefl psychoticl disorder
Answer:
psychoticl disutrbancesl thatl lastl forl lessl thanl 1l month
QUESTION
listl thel 5A'sl whichl arel negativel symptomsl inl schizphernia
Answer:
Affect(flat)
Ambivalence-l difficultyl makingl decisions
Alogia-l strugglel withl speechl (smalll amountsl ofl speechl orl mute)
Anhedonia-inabilityl tol feell pressurel orl engagel inl interest.
Asociality-l cantl relatel tol another.l Insteadl theyl arel occupiedl withl theirl self.l Notl
interestedl inl what'sl goingl onl aroundl them
,2l orl morel sxl arel neededl forl 6l months
QUESTION
HDl BSl Networkl isl al mneomnicl forl schizo.l Whatl isl it
Answer:
Hallucination(Usuallyl auditory)
Delusions
Behavior,l (disorganized)
Speechl (disorganized)
Negativel Symptoms
QUESTION
Definel Prodome
Answer:
prodomel arel symptomsl thatl mayl occurl inl childhoodl thatl mayl bel suspicopusl ofl
developingl disordersl likel schizophernial laterl onl inl life.l Negativel symptomsl arel oftenl al
signl i.el lackl ofl interestl inl activitiesl orl schooll workl especiallyl byl collegel years.
QUESTION
whatl isl thel timel periodl forl schzipherniform
Answer:
upl tol 6l months
QUESTION
howl doesl DSM5l diagnosel schizoAFFECTIVE
Answer:
Withl mood,l withoutl moodl ,l moodl andl psychosisl
moodl &l psychosisl mustl bel presentl together.l Rememberl DETECTIVEl (HATS)
HATS-l Halfl orl morel ofl timel ill,l mustl bel spentl withl moodl symptoms.
,Psychoticl Symptomsl mustl occurl ALONEl withoutl moodl symptoms
Psychoticl symptomsl mustl occurTOGETHERl atl thel samel time
Mustl r/ol SUBSTANCESl andl otherl medicationl conditions
QUESTION
Shizophereniform
Answer:
symptomsl thatl lastl forl atl leastl 1l monthl butl lessl thenl 6l months.l Thisl isl differentiatedl
froml schizophrenial duel tol lengthl ofl time
QUESTION
whatl medicationl isl approvedl tol preventl suicidel inl shizophernia
Answer:
clozapine
QUESTION
Second-generationl antipsychoticsl (SGAs)l examplesl &l whatl arel thel benefitsl andl risk
Answer:
Risperidone
olanzapine
l aripiprazole
quetiapine.l
Lowerl riskl ofl EPS,l higherl riskl ofl metabolicl syndrome.
QUESTION
whatl medicationl isl usedl tol treatl treatmentl resistantl schizophernial &l whatl isl thel criteria
Answer:
clozapine
, mustl faill morel thenl 2l antipsychoticsl beforel usingl clozapine
QUESTION
Acutel agitationl treatmentl inl schizophernia
Answer:
IMl haldol,l lorezepam,l diphenhydramine/benztropine
QUESTION
ifl al patientl comesl tol thel emergencyl rooml andl demonstratesl mildl agitationl whatl
medicationl shouldl bel administered
Answer:
lorazepaml 1-2mg
QUESTION
ifl al patientl comel thel thel ERl andl exhibitsl moderatel tol severel agitationl (aggressive)l
whatl medicationl shouldl bel administeredl tol avoidl orthostasis
Answer:
orall Risperidone
Fluphenazine
IMl haldol
QUESTION
ifl al patientl comesl tol thel ERl withl moderatel tol severel agitation,l whatl wouldl youl
administerl tol preventl EPS
Answer:
2ndl generationl antipsychoticsl stuchl asl olzapine,l chlorpromazine,l ziprasidone
Differentiall Diagnosisl inl Psychiatric-
Mentall Healthl Acrossl thel Lifespanl
Practicuml Reviewl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l
Update)l |l Qsl &l As|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)-l Chamberlain
QUESTION
Definel psycosis
Answer:
unablel tol determinel whatsl reality.l canl includel deliruml andl dementia
QUESTION
briefl psychoticl disorder
Answer:
psychoticl disutrbancesl thatl lastl forl lessl thanl 1l month
QUESTION
listl thel 5A'sl whichl arel negativel symptomsl inl schizphernia
Answer:
Affect(flat)
Ambivalence-l difficultyl makingl decisions
Alogia-l strugglel withl speechl (smalll amountsl ofl speechl orl mute)
Anhedonia-inabilityl tol feell pressurel orl engagel inl interest.
Asociality-l cantl relatel tol another.l Insteadl theyl arel occupiedl withl theirl self.l Notl
interestedl inl what'sl goingl onl aroundl them
,2l orl morel sxl arel neededl forl 6l months
QUESTION
HDl BSl Networkl isl al mneomnicl forl schizo.l Whatl isl it
Answer:
Hallucination(Usuallyl auditory)
Delusions
Behavior,l (disorganized)
Speechl (disorganized)
Negativel Symptoms
QUESTION
Definel Prodome
Answer:
prodomel arel symptomsl thatl mayl occurl inl childhoodl thatl mayl bel suspicopusl ofl
developingl disordersl likel schizophernial laterl onl inl life.l Negativel symptomsl arel oftenl al
signl i.el lackl ofl interestl inl activitiesl orl schooll workl especiallyl byl collegel years.
QUESTION
whatl isl thel timel periodl forl schzipherniform
Answer:
upl tol 6l months
QUESTION
howl doesl DSM5l diagnosel schizoAFFECTIVE
Answer:
Withl mood,l withoutl moodl ,l moodl andl psychosisl
moodl &l psychosisl mustl bel presentl together.l Rememberl DETECTIVEl (HATS)
HATS-l Halfl orl morel ofl timel ill,l mustl bel spentl withl moodl symptoms.
,Psychoticl Symptomsl mustl occurl ALONEl withoutl moodl symptoms
Psychoticl symptomsl mustl occurTOGETHERl atl thel samel time
Mustl r/ol SUBSTANCESl andl otherl medicationl conditions
QUESTION
Shizophereniform
Answer:
symptomsl thatl lastl forl atl leastl 1l monthl butl lessl thenl 6l months.l Thisl isl differentiatedl
froml schizophrenial duel tol lengthl ofl time
QUESTION
whatl medicationl isl approvedl tol preventl suicidel inl shizophernia
Answer:
clozapine
QUESTION
Second-generationl antipsychoticsl (SGAs)l examplesl &l whatl arel thel benefitsl andl risk
Answer:
Risperidone
olanzapine
l aripiprazole
quetiapine.l
Lowerl riskl ofl EPS,l higherl riskl ofl metabolicl syndrome.
QUESTION
whatl medicationl isl usedl tol treatl treatmentl resistantl schizophernial &l whatl isl thel criteria
Answer:
clozapine
, mustl faill morel thenl 2l antipsychoticsl beforel usingl clozapine
QUESTION
Acutel agitationl treatmentl inl schizophernia
Answer:
IMl haldol,l lorezepam,l diphenhydramine/benztropine
QUESTION
ifl al patientl comesl tol thel emergencyl rooml andl demonstratesl mildl agitationl whatl
medicationl shouldl bel administered
Answer:
lorazepaml 1-2mg
QUESTION
ifl al patientl comel thel thel ERl andl exhibitsl moderatel tol severel agitationl (aggressive)l
whatl medicationl shouldl bel administeredl tol avoidl orthostasis
Answer:
orall Risperidone
Fluphenazine
IMl haldol
QUESTION
ifl al patientl comesl tol thel ERl withl moderatel tol severel agitation,l whatl wouldl youl
administerl tol preventl EPS
Answer:
2ndl generationl antipsychoticsl stuchl asl olzapine,l chlorpromazine,l ziprasidone
