NUR 3015- EXAM 2 | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
Answers
Question:
What are the 6 schizophrenia spectrum disorders?
Answer:
Delusional Disorder
Brief Psychotic Disorder
Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder Schizoaffective Disorder
Psychotic Disorder NOS
Schizophrenia
Question:
Is schizophrenia a multifactorial disease of the brain? Or a
genetic disease of the brain?
Answer:
Multifactorial
Question:
Which of the following are affected in a client with
schizophrenia? (Select all that apply.)
A. Thinking
B. Language
C. Emotions
D. Social behavior
E. Ability to perceive reality
Answer:
All
Question:
What is the common age range of onset for schizophrenia?
Answer:
Late teens- 30s
,Question:
Why do men have a poorer prognosis than women?
Answer:
Males generally have a poorer prognosis because they tend to exhibit more negative
and cognitive symptoms (such as flat affect, apathy, and poor concentration).
Females usually experience more mood-related symptoms (like depression or anxiety),
which are associated with a better prognosis.
Question:
Schizophrenia onset is (slow/fast) and (obvious/insidious)
Answer:
slow, insidious
Question:
Schizophrenia affects less than _____% of the population. About
___–___% of individuals with this disorder have substance abuse
problems. Approximately _____% recover, _____% have chronic
symptoms, and _____% experience an intermittent course.
options: (one will not be used)
55%
35%
40–50%
1%
10%
20-30%
Answer:
1%
40-50%
10%
55%
35%
Question:
,Prodrome symptoms of schizophrenia (early warning signs 1
mo- 1yr before psychotic break)
Answer:
Clear deterioration in functioning
Withdrawal, loneliness, and depression in adolescents,
Plans for the future are vague, unrealistic
Acute or chronic anxiety
Pulling away from family, friends, school, activities
Question:
Match the following types of schizophrenia with their
characteristic symptoms:
Paranoid, Disorganized, Catatonic, Undifferentiated
A. Disorganization in thinking, behavior, and affect; poor
organization and inappropriate emotional responses
B. Delusions and hallucinations without disorganization; later
onset and higher functioning
C. Motor immobility, mutism, or excessive motor activity
D. Presence of delusions and hallucinations, but no single
dominant clinical presentation
Answer:
Paranoid- B
Disorganized- A
Catatonic- C
Undifferentiated- D
Question:
Which of the following is considered a positive symptom of
schizophrenia?
A. Flat affect
B. Hallucinations
C. Social withdrawal
D. Lack of motivation
Answer:
, B
Question:
Bizarre behavior in schizophrenia can include:
A. Disheveled clothing, unusual appearance, or socially
inappropriate actions
B. Lack of speech
C. Apathy
D. Impaired memory
E. All of the above
Answer:
A
Question:
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are more florid and
generally respond to medications. True or False?
Answer:
True
Question:
Patient A says, “I hear people talking about me even when no
one is around. Sometimes they criticize me or give me
instructions.”
Which type of hallucination is Patient A experiencing?
A. Visual
B. Auditory
C. Tactile
D. Olfactory
Answer:
B
Question:
Patient B states, “I saw a man standing in my room, but when I
reached for him, he vanished. No one else saw him.”
Answers
Question:
What are the 6 schizophrenia spectrum disorders?
Answer:
Delusional Disorder
Brief Psychotic Disorder
Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder Schizoaffective Disorder
Psychotic Disorder NOS
Schizophrenia
Question:
Is schizophrenia a multifactorial disease of the brain? Or a
genetic disease of the brain?
Answer:
Multifactorial
Question:
Which of the following are affected in a client with
schizophrenia? (Select all that apply.)
A. Thinking
B. Language
C. Emotions
D. Social behavior
E. Ability to perceive reality
Answer:
All
Question:
What is the common age range of onset for schizophrenia?
Answer:
Late teens- 30s
,Question:
Why do men have a poorer prognosis than women?
Answer:
Males generally have a poorer prognosis because they tend to exhibit more negative
and cognitive symptoms (such as flat affect, apathy, and poor concentration).
Females usually experience more mood-related symptoms (like depression or anxiety),
which are associated with a better prognosis.
Question:
Schizophrenia onset is (slow/fast) and (obvious/insidious)
Answer:
slow, insidious
Question:
Schizophrenia affects less than _____% of the population. About
___–___% of individuals with this disorder have substance abuse
problems. Approximately _____% recover, _____% have chronic
symptoms, and _____% experience an intermittent course.
options: (one will not be used)
55%
35%
40–50%
1%
10%
20-30%
Answer:
1%
40-50%
10%
55%
35%
Question:
,Prodrome symptoms of schizophrenia (early warning signs 1
mo- 1yr before psychotic break)
Answer:
Clear deterioration in functioning
Withdrawal, loneliness, and depression in adolescents,
Plans for the future are vague, unrealistic
Acute or chronic anxiety
Pulling away from family, friends, school, activities
Question:
Match the following types of schizophrenia with their
characteristic symptoms:
Paranoid, Disorganized, Catatonic, Undifferentiated
A. Disorganization in thinking, behavior, and affect; poor
organization and inappropriate emotional responses
B. Delusions and hallucinations without disorganization; later
onset and higher functioning
C. Motor immobility, mutism, or excessive motor activity
D. Presence of delusions and hallucinations, but no single
dominant clinical presentation
Answer:
Paranoid- B
Disorganized- A
Catatonic- C
Undifferentiated- D
Question:
Which of the following is considered a positive symptom of
schizophrenia?
A. Flat affect
B. Hallucinations
C. Social withdrawal
D. Lack of motivation
Answer:
, B
Question:
Bizarre behavior in schizophrenia can include:
A. Disheveled clothing, unusual appearance, or socially
inappropriate actions
B. Lack of speech
C. Apathy
D. Impaired memory
E. All of the above
Answer:
A
Question:
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are more florid and
generally respond to medications. True or False?
Answer:
True
Question:
Patient A says, “I hear people talking about me even when no
one is around. Sometimes they criticize me or give me
instructions.”
Which type of hallucination is Patient A experiencing?
A. Visual
B. Auditory
C. Tactile
D. Olfactory
Answer:
B
Question:
Patient B states, “I saw a man standing in my room, but when I
reached for him, he vanished. No one else saw him.”
