NUR 311 Exam 1: Psych Nursing Chapter 24 –
Schizophrenia Questions With Complete
Solutions
________ __ ________ is the inability to formulate and
articulate thoughts that are relevant to the
discussion at hand Correct Answers Poverty of
Speech
________ ________ has a negative effect on
treatment of patients with Schizophrenia & other
associated conditions Correct Answers Drug
Abuse
_________ are misinterpretations of real external
stimuli Correct Answers Illusions
__________ _________ is a pattern of speech in which
a person's ideas slip off one trick onto another that
is completely unrelated or only slightly related
Correct Answers Loose Association
__________ are fixed, false beliefs that can take
many forms Correct Answers Delusions
__________ is the leading cause of premature death
in patients with Schizophrenia Correct Answers
Suicide
, __________ with Schizophrenia have a more severe
disease course Correct Answers Men
___________ ___________ __________ is all psychotic
disturbances lasting less than 1 month and not
being related to a mood disorder, general medical
condition, or a substance-induced disorder. At least
one of the following must be present: Delusions,
Hallucinations, Disorganized Speech, & Grossly
Disorganized or Catatonic Behavior Correct
Answers Brief Psychotic Disorder
___________ ___________ is persistent interpretation
of the actions of others as threatening or
demeaning Correct Answers Paranoid Thinking
___________ are false sensory perceptions that are
auditory, visual, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, or
somatic Correct Answers Hallucinations
___________ is a lack of concern or interest Correct
Answers Apathy
___________ is introspectiveness to the extent of
being distracted from external events Correct
Answers Autism
___________ is slowing of mental activity, i.e. "I just
can't think" Correct Answers Retardation
Schizophrenia Questions With Complete
Solutions
________ __ ________ is the inability to formulate and
articulate thoughts that are relevant to the
discussion at hand Correct Answers Poverty of
Speech
________ ________ has a negative effect on
treatment of patients with Schizophrenia & other
associated conditions Correct Answers Drug
Abuse
_________ are misinterpretations of real external
stimuli Correct Answers Illusions
__________ _________ is a pattern of speech in which
a person's ideas slip off one trick onto another that
is completely unrelated or only slightly related
Correct Answers Loose Association
__________ are fixed, false beliefs that can take
many forms Correct Answers Delusions
__________ is the leading cause of premature death
in patients with Schizophrenia Correct Answers
Suicide
, __________ with Schizophrenia have a more severe
disease course Correct Answers Men
___________ ___________ __________ is all psychotic
disturbances lasting less than 1 month and not
being related to a mood disorder, general medical
condition, or a substance-induced disorder. At least
one of the following must be present: Delusions,
Hallucinations, Disorganized Speech, & Grossly
Disorganized or Catatonic Behavior Correct
Answers Brief Psychotic Disorder
___________ ___________ is persistent interpretation
of the actions of others as threatening or
demeaning Correct Answers Paranoid Thinking
___________ are false sensory perceptions that are
auditory, visual, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, or
somatic Correct Answers Hallucinations
___________ is a lack of concern or interest Correct
Answers Apathy
___________ is introspectiveness to the extent of
being distracted from external events Correct
Answers Autism
___________ is slowing of mental activity, i.e. "I just
can't think" Correct Answers Retardation
