Mental Health Exam 3 - Arizona College of Nursing | Questions & Answers (100 %Score)
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Anhedonia - a diminished ability to experience pleasure
Anosognosia - A patient's inability to realize that he or she is ill, which is caused by the illness itself.
Catatonia - a state of unresponsiveness to one's outside environment, usually including muscle rigidity,
staring, and inability to communicate
Circumstantiality - Speech that is delayed in reaching the point and contains excessive or irrelevant
details
Think "circle"
Clang Association - Meaningless rhyming of words
Non-sensical
Delusions - Incorrect interpretation of reality
Still believes false reality (delusion) even if given proof/presented with reality
Echolalia - The uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words or phrases spoken by another person
Echopraxia - Mimicking the movements of another
Extrapyramidal symptoms - Side effects of antipsychotic medications that affect a person's gait,
movement, or posture
"movement problems"
Use AIMS scale to assess
Gynecomastia - Abnormal development of breast tissue in males
, Risperidone
Alcohol, Amphetamines, etc
Hallucinations - False sensory experiences. can effect any of the 5 senses
Illusion - When something that is actually there is being misinterpreted
Ex. seeing a care pass by in the corner of your eye and thinking it's a bear
Loose association - A common thinking disturbance in schizophrenia, characterized by rapid shifts from
one topic of conversation to another. Topics have little in common
Magical thinking - ideas that one's thoughts or behaviors have control over specific situations
Ex. wearing a lucky jersey because you think it'll help your favorite sports team win
Neologism - new word or expression
only holds meaning to the person who created it
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Life-threatening adverse reaction to antipsychotics
Typically in 1st gen
Symptoms include a rapidly increased temperature, abnormal HR, & muscle rigidity
Paranoid delusions - characterized by beliefs that others are out to harm them
persecutory
Perservation - The tendency to persevere in, or stick to, one thought or action for a long time.
Hyper fixation on a topic, extremely difficult to redirect the patient to switch topics
Social Skills Training - A therapy approach that helps people learn or improve social skills and
assertiveness through role playing and rehearsing of desirable behaviors
Latest Updated 2024/2025 Comprehensive Questions A+ Graded Answers | With Expert
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Anhedonia - a diminished ability to experience pleasure
Anosognosia - A patient's inability to realize that he or she is ill, which is caused by the illness itself.
Catatonia - a state of unresponsiveness to one's outside environment, usually including muscle rigidity,
staring, and inability to communicate
Circumstantiality - Speech that is delayed in reaching the point and contains excessive or irrelevant
details
Think "circle"
Clang Association - Meaningless rhyming of words
Non-sensical
Delusions - Incorrect interpretation of reality
Still believes false reality (delusion) even if given proof/presented with reality
Echolalia - The uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words or phrases spoken by another person
Echopraxia - Mimicking the movements of another
Extrapyramidal symptoms - Side effects of antipsychotic medications that affect a person's gait,
movement, or posture
"movement problems"
Use AIMS scale to assess
Gynecomastia - Abnormal development of breast tissue in males
, Risperidone
Alcohol, Amphetamines, etc
Hallucinations - False sensory experiences. can effect any of the 5 senses
Illusion - When something that is actually there is being misinterpreted
Ex. seeing a care pass by in the corner of your eye and thinking it's a bear
Loose association - A common thinking disturbance in schizophrenia, characterized by rapid shifts from
one topic of conversation to another. Topics have little in common
Magical thinking - ideas that one's thoughts or behaviors have control over specific situations
Ex. wearing a lucky jersey because you think it'll help your favorite sports team win
Neologism - new word or expression
only holds meaning to the person who created it
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Life-threatening adverse reaction to antipsychotics
Typically in 1st gen
Symptoms include a rapidly increased temperature, abnormal HR, & muscle rigidity
Paranoid delusions - characterized by beliefs that others are out to harm them
persecutory
Perservation - The tendency to persevere in, or stick to, one thought or action for a long time.
Hyper fixation on a topic, extremely difficult to redirect the patient to switch topics
Social Skills Training - A therapy approach that helps people learn or improve social skills and
assertiveness through role playing and rehearsing of desirable behaviors
