Exam 1: NURS 665/ NURS665 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update)
Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management III
Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)-
Maryville
Which brain regions are affected by Schizophrenia?
· Basal Ganglia
· Frontal Cortex
· Limbic System
· Auditory cortex
· Parietal Cortex
· Visual Cortex
· Hippocampus
What are the types of Hallucination?
Auditory, visual, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, somatic.
What's auditory hallucinations?
Most common hallucinations. These are when someone hears something that is not there, such
as a voice or radio.
What's visual hallucinations?
These can occur when someone sees something that is not there. When they see something
that is not real, such as a person or animal.
What's olfactory hallucinations?
These can occur when someone smells something that is not there.
What's gustatory hallucinations?
These cause someone to taste something they did not eat.
What's tactile hallucinations?
These occur when a person feels like something, or someone touched them.
What's somatic hallucinations?
, These hallucinations can affect the entire body, causing unreal sensations such as that of bugs
crawling on the skin.
What is the age range for males to be diagnosed with Schizophrenia?
Ages 16 - 25
What is the age range for males to be diagnosed with Schizophrenia?
Ages 25 - 35
What is Capgras syndrome?
A rare condition in which someone believes that their loved ones or others they know have
been replaced with doubles or imposters. The belief is so real that nothing can correct this
illusion.
What are erotomatic delusions?
Erotomania is when you think someone is in love with you but they're not. It may be a person
you've never met. They might even be famous, like a politician or an actor. You can be so sure of
this love that you think you're in a relationship with this person. You may not be able to accept
facts that prove otherwise.
What are delusions of grandeur?
Delusions, or false beliefs, comes in several types. Delusions of grandeur are one of the more
common ones. It's when you believe that you have more power, wealth, smarts, or other grand
traits than is true. Some delusions might be about events that possibly could have happened,
but actually didn't or were exaggerated. Other delusions are clearly bizarre, such as insisting
that an alien lives in your fridge. Someone with grandiose delusions is unshakably convinced
that their delusions are true.
What are delusions of reference?
Ideas of reference and delusions of reference describe the phenomenon of an individual
experiencing innocuous events or mere coincidences and believing they have strong personal
significance. False belief that public events or people are directly related to the individual.
What are persecutory delusions?
Persistent, troubling, false beliefs that one is about to be harmed or mistreated by others in
some way. These beliefs occur in some people with delusional disorder, a rare mental illness,
and cause significant distress, including anxiety, depression, and fear.
What are somatic delusions?
Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management III
Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)-
Maryville
Which brain regions are affected by Schizophrenia?
· Basal Ganglia
· Frontal Cortex
· Limbic System
· Auditory cortex
· Parietal Cortex
· Visual Cortex
· Hippocampus
What are the types of Hallucination?
Auditory, visual, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, somatic.
What's auditory hallucinations?
Most common hallucinations. These are when someone hears something that is not there, such
as a voice or radio.
What's visual hallucinations?
These can occur when someone sees something that is not there. When they see something
that is not real, such as a person or animal.
What's olfactory hallucinations?
These can occur when someone smells something that is not there.
What's gustatory hallucinations?
These cause someone to taste something they did not eat.
What's tactile hallucinations?
These occur when a person feels like something, or someone touched them.
What's somatic hallucinations?
, These hallucinations can affect the entire body, causing unreal sensations such as that of bugs
crawling on the skin.
What is the age range for males to be diagnosed with Schizophrenia?
Ages 16 - 25
What is the age range for males to be diagnosed with Schizophrenia?
Ages 25 - 35
What is Capgras syndrome?
A rare condition in which someone believes that their loved ones or others they know have
been replaced with doubles or imposters. The belief is so real that nothing can correct this
illusion.
What are erotomatic delusions?
Erotomania is when you think someone is in love with you but they're not. It may be a person
you've never met. They might even be famous, like a politician or an actor. You can be so sure of
this love that you think you're in a relationship with this person. You may not be able to accept
facts that prove otherwise.
What are delusions of grandeur?
Delusions, or false beliefs, comes in several types. Delusions of grandeur are one of the more
common ones. It's when you believe that you have more power, wealth, smarts, or other grand
traits than is true. Some delusions might be about events that possibly could have happened,
but actually didn't or were exaggerated. Other delusions are clearly bizarre, such as insisting
that an alien lives in your fridge. Someone with grandiose delusions is unshakably convinced
that their delusions are true.
What are delusions of reference?
Ideas of reference and delusions of reference describe the phenomenon of an individual
experiencing innocuous events or mere coincidences and believing they have strong personal
significance. False belief that public events or people are directly related to the individual.
What are persecutory delusions?
Persistent, troubling, false beliefs that one is about to be harmed or mistreated by others in
some way. These beliefs occur in some people with delusional disorder, a rare mental illness,
and cause significant distress, including anxiety, depression, and fear.
What are somatic delusions?
