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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________ dd dd DATE: _____________ dd




COURSE: NURS 6635 Final Exam Study Material Key Terms a
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nd Definitions
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EXAM CODE: NRNP 6635 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EXAM AN
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SWERS-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Term
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Q2. 1. Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
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A. 12-24 hours
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B. 24-72 hours
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C. 4-7 days D.10-14 days
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[Verified Solution]: B. 24- dd dddd dd



72 hours If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14 days Treat with dantrolene or bromocriptine
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Q3. Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical abnormalities in schizophrenic
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patients.
A. Hippocampus
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B. Amygdala
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C. Prefrontal cortex
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D. Basal ganglia
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[Verified Solution]: C. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical abnormalities hippocampus and amygdala hav
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e size decrease basal ganglia theoretical due to odd movements
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D. per some answers
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Q4. Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment.
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A. General cognition
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,B. Activities of daily living
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C. Geographic orientation
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D. Recent memory
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[Verified Solution]: D. Recent memory
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Q5. Select the time frame for symptoms of schizophreniform disorder.
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A. 2 to 6 weeks
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B. 1 to 5 months
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C. 6 to 8 months
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D. 1 year
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[Verified Solution]: Symptoms are short term lasting at least 1 month but less than 6 months. p. 342
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Q6. Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients
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[Verified Solution]: obesity, DM, substance use disorders, complex partial epilepsy, cardiovascular dis
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ease, HIV, COPD
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Q7. Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in schizophrenic patients than in t
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he general population
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[Verified Solution]: rheumatoid arthritis
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Q8. Select the percentage of remission that results from correct antipsychotic drug therapy of
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schizophrenic patients
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A. 15
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B. 30
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C. 45
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D. 70
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[Verified Solution]: p. 354 Approximately 60% will improve to the extent that they will achieve remis
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sion or only mild symptoms
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Q9. Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and prognosis of schizophrenia
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[Verified Solution]: worsening after each relapse
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, Q10. Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than in th
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e general population.
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[Verified Solution]: p.339 little impulse control, decreased social sensitivity, impulsive behavior, suici
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de, violent behavior
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Q11. Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia
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[Verified Solution]: Social withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted, no close friends, may have su
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Q12. Select the most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia
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[Verified Solution]: a patient's history is essential for the diagnosis of schizophrenia; clinicians cannot
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diagnose schizophrenia simply by results of a mental status examination, which may vary.
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Q13. Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients.
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[Verified Solution]: Various studies have reported abnormal eye movements in 50 to 85 percent of pat
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ients with schizophrenia compared with about 25 percent in psychiatric patients without schizophrenia a
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nd fewer than 10 percent in nonpsychiatrically ill control participant. p. 359
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Q14. Select two of the "Four A's" symptoms of schizophrenia described by Bleuler
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A. autism
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B. ambivalence
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C. anhedonia
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D. abstract
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[Verified Solution]: the four As: associations, affect, autism, and ambivalence
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Q15. Select the age range for 90% of patients treated for schizophrenia
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[Verified Solution]: p. 358 90% of patients in treatment for schizophrenia are between 15 and 55 year
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s old. (peak age of onset women - 25 to 35, men 10-
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25). Late onset refers to over 45. cannabis raises risk by 40%
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Q16. The most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia
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[Verified Solution]: Auditory dd dddd

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