Walden University, NURS 6635 EXAM FINAL QUESTIONS
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QUESTION 1
1. Select the diagnostic criterion for catatonia resulting from a medical condition.
A Loose association
.
B Pressured speech
.
C Waxy flexibility
.
D Involuntary
. movement
Answer: C .
Step-by-Step explanation
Catatonia is a type of schizophrenia that have symptoms usually involve lack of
movement or immobility. One of the behaviors that the catatonic patient have is
waxy flexibility where his or her limbs stay in the position or unable to move. He or
she needs another person to reposition his or her limbs.
Therefore, the answer is waxy flexibility.
1 points
, QUESTION 2
1. Select the negative symptom of schizophrenia.
A Anhedonia
.
B Delusions
.
C Catatonia
.
D Hallucinatio
. ns
Answer:
A.
Step-by-Step explanation
Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that affects a person's ability to think,
behave, express feelings, interpret reality, and interact with others. Schizophrenia is
the most chronic and debilitating of the main psychiatric disorders, despite its
rarity.
There are symptoms of Schizophrenia - negative and positive ones.
We will talk about the positive symptoms first.
1.) Hallucinations - the patient can hear, smell, see and feel something that nobody
does.2.) Delusion
- the patient have mistaken or faulty beliefs.
3) Disorganized thoughts - patient is having a hard time to sort out or to arrange his
thoughts.4) Hard to concentrate - lose focus on something or what he does.
5) Movement disorders.
,So, we can eliminate "Delusions" (letter B) and "Hallucinations" (Letter D) as choices
for negative symptoms of Schizophrenia.
Now, we will talk about the negative symptoms of Schizophrenia.
1.) Lack of pleasure - the patient does not have joy or being happy whatever he does.
Also called
anhedonia.
2.) Trouble of speech - don't show or being open on his thoughts and feelings.
Also called alogia. 3.) Flattening - no emotions in talking like monotonal talk.
4.) Withdrawal - no social life or having no plans with friends. Also called apathy.
5) Struggling with the basic chores in daily life - hard to do some basic stuff or
stopping taking care of themselves.
6.) No - follow through - also called avolition.
So, we can say that Anhedonia (letter A) is the answer, but what is Catatonia?
Catatonia is a psychomotor disorder. It involves the connection between the
mental and movement function. Recently, it was thought of as a type of
Schizophrenia. Thus, Catatonia is not a negative symptoms of Schizophrenia.
Thus, ANHEDONIA (Letter A) is the only negative symptoms of Schizophrenia in the
given
choices.
, 1
points
QUESTION 3
1. Select the most defining characteristic of inevitable suicide.
A Lack of family history
.
B Unexpected adverse drug
. effect
C Provider loses hope in
. patient
D Failure of best therapy
.
Answer: C .
Step-by-Step explanation
The lack of hope is the inevitable cause of suicide. If the provider loses hope in the
patient then there is no way for the patient to recover.
Option C is correct.
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QUESTION 1
1. Select the diagnostic criterion for catatonia resulting from a medical condition.
A Loose association
.
B Pressured speech
.
C Waxy flexibility
.
D Involuntary
. movement
Answer: C .
Step-by-Step explanation
Catatonia is a type of schizophrenia that have symptoms usually involve lack of
movement or immobility. One of the behaviors that the catatonic patient have is
waxy flexibility where his or her limbs stay in the position or unable to move. He or
she needs another person to reposition his or her limbs.
Therefore, the answer is waxy flexibility.
1 points
, QUESTION 2
1. Select the negative symptom of schizophrenia.
A Anhedonia
.
B Delusions
.
C Catatonia
.
D Hallucinatio
. ns
Answer:
A.
Step-by-Step explanation
Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that affects a person's ability to think,
behave, express feelings, interpret reality, and interact with others. Schizophrenia is
the most chronic and debilitating of the main psychiatric disorders, despite its
rarity.
There are symptoms of Schizophrenia - negative and positive ones.
We will talk about the positive symptoms first.
1.) Hallucinations - the patient can hear, smell, see and feel something that nobody
does.2.) Delusion
- the patient have mistaken or faulty beliefs.
3) Disorganized thoughts - patient is having a hard time to sort out or to arrange his
thoughts.4) Hard to concentrate - lose focus on something or what he does.
5) Movement disorders.
,So, we can eliminate "Delusions" (letter B) and "Hallucinations" (Letter D) as choices
for negative symptoms of Schizophrenia.
Now, we will talk about the negative symptoms of Schizophrenia.
1.) Lack of pleasure - the patient does not have joy or being happy whatever he does.
Also called
anhedonia.
2.) Trouble of speech - don't show or being open on his thoughts and feelings.
Also called alogia. 3.) Flattening - no emotions in talking like monotonal talk.
4.) Withdrawal - no social life or having no plans with friends. Also called apathy.
5) Struggling with the basic chores in daily life - hard to do some basic stuff or
stopping taking care of themselves.
6.) No - follow through - also called avolition.
So, we can say that Anhedonia (letter A) is the answer, but what is Catatonia?
Catatonia is a psychomotor disorder. It involves the connection between the
mental and movement function. Recently, it was thought of as a type of
Schizophrenia. Thus, Catatonia is not a negative symptoms of Schizophrenia.
Thus, ANHEDONIA (Letter A) is the only negative symptoms of Schizophrenia in the
given
choices.
, 1
points
QUESTION 3
1. Select the most defining characteristic of inevitable suicide.
A Lack of family history
.
B Unexpected adverse drug
. effect
C Provider loses hope in
. patient
D Failure of best therapy
.
Answer: C .
Step-by-Step explanation
The lack of hope is the inevitable cause of suicide. If the provider loses hope in the
patient then there is no way for the patient to recover.
Option C is correct.
