NURS 6635 Final Practice Exam & Correct
Answers | Latest Update 2026 | Graded A+
1. Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
A. 12-24 hours
B. 24-72 hours
C. 4-7 days
D.10-14 days - correct answerB. 24-72 hours
If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14 days
Treat with dantrolene or bromocriptine
Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical abnormalities in
schizophrenic patients.
A. Hippocampus
B. Amygdala
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Basal ganglia - correct answerC. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical abnormalities
hippocampus and amygdala have size decrease
basal ganglia theoretical due to odd movements
D. per some answers
Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment.
A. General cognition
B. Activities of daily living
C. Geographic orientation
D. Recent memory - correct answerD. Recent memory
Select the time frame for symptoms of schizophreniform disorder.
A. 2 to 6 weeks
B. 1 to 5 months
C. 6 to 8 months
D. 1 year - correct answerSymptoms are short term lasting at least 1 month but less
than 6 months. p. 342
Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients - correct answerobesity,
DM, substance use disorders, complex partial epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, HIV,
COPD
Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in schizophrenic patients than in
the general population - correct answerrheumatoid arthritis
,Select the percentage of remission that results from correct antipsychotic drug therapy
of schizophrenic patients
A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
D. 70 - correct answerp. 354 Approximately 60% will improve to the extent that they will
achieve remission or only mild symptoms
Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and prognosis of schizophrenia -
correct answerworsening after each relapse
Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than in
the general population. - correct answerp.339 little impulse control, decreased social
sensitivity, impulsive behavior, suicide, violent behavior
Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia -
correct answerSocial withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted, no close friends, may
have sudden onset of ocd
Select the most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia - correct answera
patient's history is essential for the diagnosis of schizophrenia; clinicians cannot
diagnose schizophrenia simply by results of a mental status examination, which may
vary.
Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients. -
correct answerVarious studies have reported abnormal eye movements in 50 to 85
percent of patients with schizophrenia compared with about 25 percent in psychiatric
patients without schizophrenia and fewer than 10 percent in nonpsychiatrically ill control
participant. p. 359
Select two of the "Four A's" symptoms of schizophrenia described by Bleuler
A.
autism
B.
ambivalence
C.
anhedonia
D.
abstract - correct answerthe four As: associations, affect, autism, and ambivalence
Select the age range for 90% of patients treated for schizophrenia - correct answerp.
358 90% of patients in treatment for schizophrenia are between 15 and 55 years old.
(peak age of onset women - 25 to 35, men 10-25). Late onset refers to over 45.
cannabis raises risk by 40%
The most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia - correct answerAuditory
, Cognition of patient's with schizophrenia - correct answerUsually oriented to person,
time, and place. they do have cognitive deficiencies in attention, executive function,
working memory, and episodic memory
leading cause of premature death in schizphrenia? - correct answerSuicide
Positive and negative syndrome scale (PANNS)
Brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS)
EPS symptoms - Simpson angus scale (SAS), Abnormal involuntary movement scale
(AIMS), Barnes akathisia rating scale (BARS) - correct answerdiagnostic and rating
scales for schizophrenia
What percentage of schizophrenia patients have substance use disorder throughout
lifetime? - correct answer74%
neurotransmitters involved in schziophrenia - correct answerexcessive dopamine =
positive symptoms
increased glutamate = overexcites brain
decreased gaba = reduces neuron excitability
decreased muscarinic and nicotinic receptors = dec cognition
Select the negative symptom of schizophrenia - correct answerAffective flattening or
blunting
Alogia (poverty of speech, blocking)
avolition (apathy)
anhedonia
Attention (inattentiveness)
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia - correct answerhallucinations and delusions,
bizarre behavior, formal thought disorder
Select the disorder that is often comorbid with brief psychotic disorder - correct
answerp. 344 Common in patients with personality disorders lasts one day and not
more than one month
By definition, patients with delusional disorders do not have what? - correct
answerprominent or sustained hallucinations. Persecutory and jealous are most
common delusional disorders
Select the diagnostic criterion for catatonia resulting from a medical condition. - correct
answerwaxy flexibility
Select the two factors that are not applicable to diagnosing schizoaffective disorder -
correct answerMedical condition, Substance abuse
Answers | Latest Update 2026 | Graded A+
1. Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
A. 12-24 hours
B. 24-72 hours
C. 4-7 days
D.10-14 days - correct answerB. 24-72 hours
If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14 days
Treat with dantrolene or bromocriptine
Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical abnormalities in
schizophrenic patients.
A. Hippocampus
B. Amygdala
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Basal ganglia - correct answerC. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical abnormalities
hippocampus and amygdala have size decrease
basal ganglia theoretical due to odd movements
D. per some answers
Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment.
A. General cognition
B. Activities of daily living
C. Geographic orientation
D. Recent memory - correct answerD. Recent memory
Select the time frame for symptoms of schizophreniform disorder.
A. 2 to 6 weeks
B. 1 to 5 months
C. 6 to 8 months
D. 1 year - correct answerSymptoms are short term lasting at least 1 month but less
than 6 months. p. 342
Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients - correct answerobesity,
DM, substance use disorders, complex partial epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, HIV,
COPD
Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in schizophrenic patients than in
the general population - correct answerrheumatoid arthritis
,Select the percentage of remission that results from correct antipsychotic drug therapy
of schizophrenic patients
A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
D. 70 - correct answerp. 354 Approximately 60% will improve to the extent that they will
achieve remission or only mild symptoms
Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and prognosis of schizophrenia -
correct answerworsening after each relapse
Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than in
the general population. - correct answerp.339 little impulse control, decreased social
sensitivity, impulsive behavior, suicide, violent behavior
Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia -
correct answerSocial withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted, no close friends, may
have sudden onset of ocd
Select the most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia - correct answera
patient's history is essential for the diagnosis of schizophrenia; clinicians cannot
diagnose schizophrenia simply by results of a mental status examination, which may
vary.
Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients. -
correct answerVarious studies have reported abnormal eye movements in 50 to 85
percent of patients with schizophrenia compared with about 25 percent in psychiatric
patients without schizophrenia and fewer than 10 percent in nonpsychiatrically ill control
participant. p. 359
Select two of the "Four A's" symptoms of schizophrenia described by Bleuler
A.
autism
B.
ambivalence
C.
anhedonia
D.
abstract - correct answerthe four As: associations, affect, autism, and ambivalence
Select the age range for 90% of patients treated for schizophrenia - correct answerp.
358 90% of patients in treatment for schizophrenia are between 15 and 55 years old.
(peak age of onset women - 25 to 35, men 10-25). Late onset refers to over 45.
cannabis raises risk by 40%
The most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia - correct answerAuditory
, Cognition of patient's with schizophrenia - correct answerUsually oriented to person,
time, and place. they do have cognitive deficiencies in attention, executive function,
working memory, and episodic memory
leading cause of premature death in schizphrenia? - correct answerSuicide
Positive and negative syndrome scale (PANNS)
Brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS)
EPS symptoms - Simpson angus scale (SAS), Abnormal involuntary movement scale
(AIMS), Barnes akathisia rating scale (BARS) - correct answerdiagnostic and rating
scales for schizophrenia
What percentage of schizophrenia patients have substance use disorder throughout
lifetime? - correct answer74%
neurotransmitters involved in schziophrenia - correct answerexcessive dopamine =
positive symptoms
increased glutamate = overexcites brain
decreased gaba = reduces neuron excitability
decreased muscarinic and nicotinic receptors = dec cognition
Select the negative symptom of schizophrenia - correct answerAffective flattening or
blunting
Alogia (poverty of speech, blocking)
avolition (apathy)
anhedonia
Attention (inattentiveness)
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia - correct answerhallucinations and delusions,
bizarre behavior, formal thought disorder
Select the disorder that is often comorbid with brief psychotic disorder - correct
answerp. 344 Common in patients with personality disorders lasts one day and not
more than one month
By definition, patients with delusional disorders do not have what? - correct
answerprominent or sustained hallucinations. Persecutory and jealous are most
common delusional disorders
Select the diagnostic criterion for catatonia resulting from a medical condition. - correct
answerwaxy flexibility
Select the two factors that are not applicable to diagnosing schizoaffective disorder -
correct answerMedical condition, Substance abuse
