DEAF 310 FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
▶ akathisia. Answer: motor restlessness, inability to sit still, rocking,
pacing, constant motion of a unilateral limb, subjective sense of
restlessness
▶ Akinesia. Answer: absence of movement, difficulty initiating motion
▶ Dystonia. Answer: muscle spasticity
▶ Pseudo-Parkinson's. Answer: shuffling gait, motor slowing, mask-like
facial expression, pill-rolling, tremors, muscle rigidity
▶ Tardive dyskinesia (TD). Answer: involuntary abnormal muscle
movement of the mouth, tongue, face, and jaw that may progress to limbs;
can be irreversible; can occur as an acute process at the initiation of
treatment
▶ 120 hours (five half-lives to reach steady state). Answer: Medication
with 24-hour half-life will require how many hours to reach a steady state in
the body
▶ steady-state. Answer: Point at which the amount of drug eliminated
between doses is equal to the dose administered
▶ half-life. Answer: time needed to clear 50% of medication from the
system
▶ Hope. Answer: Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development
virtues: Trust vs Mistrust
▶ Will. Answer: Autonomy vs shame and doubt
▶ purpose. Answer: Initiative vs guilt
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
▶ akathisia. Answer: motor restlessness, inability to sit still, rocking,
pacing, constant motion of a unilateral limb, subjective sense of
restlessness
▶ Akinesia. Answer: absence of movement, difficulty initiating motion
▶ Dystonia. Answer: muscle spasticity
▶ Pseudo-Parkinson's. Answer: shuffling gait, motor slowing, mask-like
facial expression, pill-rolling, tremors, muscle rigidity
▶ Tardive dyskinesia (TD). Answer: involuntary abnormal muscle
movement of the mouth, tongue, face, and jaw that may progress to limbs;
can be irreversible; can occur as an acute process at the initiation of
treatment
▶ 120 hours (five half-lives to reach steady state). Answer: Medication
with 24-hour half-life will require how many hours to reach a steady state in
the body
▶ steady-state. Answer: Point at which the amount of drug eliminated
between doses is equal to the dose administered
▶ half-life. Answer: time needed to clear 50% of medication from the
system
▶ Hope. Answer: Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development
virtues: Trust vs Mistrust
▶ Will. Answer: Autonomy vs shame and doubt
▶ purpose. Answer: Initiative vs guilt
