NUR2459 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM #2-Questions with Correct
Answers/ Verified/ latest Update (2024/2025)
Anhedonia
inability to experience pleasure
Anosognosia
a person is unaware of their own mental illness
Catatonia
a state of unresponsiveness to one's outside environment, usually including muscle
rigidity, staring, and inability to communicate
Circumstantiality
delay in reaching the point of a communication because of unnecessary and tedious
details
Clang association
meaningless rhyming of words
Confabulation
the act of filling in memory gaps
Delusions
a belief or altered reality that is persistently held despite evidence
Echolalia
automatic and immediate repetition of what others say
Echopraxia
involuntary imitation of another's actions
Extrapyramidal Symptoms
side effects of antipsychotic medications that affect a person's gait, movement, or
posture
EPS: Tardive Kinesis
jerky movements in face, neck, and tongue
EPS: Acute Dystonia
involuntary muscle movement
EPS: Akathisia
inability to sit still; pacing, agitation, restlessness
EPS: Parkinsonism
tremors, slow movements, shuffling gait, and impaired speech
Gynecomastia
the condition of excessive mammary development in the male
Hallucinations
false sensory experiences, such as seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, or feeling
something in the absence of an external visual stimulus
Ideas of Reference
The false impression that outside events have special meaning for oneself.
Illusions
a perception that occurs when a sensory stimulus is present but incorrectly
perceived
Loose Associations
lack of connection between ideas
Magical Thinking
idea that someone can influence the outcome of specific events
Neologism
, new word or expression
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Adverse reaction to antipsychotics; fever, altered mental status, & muscle rigidity
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Treatment
immediate discontinuation of med and symptomatic relief of hyperpryexia.
Medications to counteract: dantrolene, bromocriptine
Paranoid Delusions
involve the false belief that other people or agencies are plotting to harm the person
Perseveration
repetition of the same response for different questions
Social Skills Training
a therapy approach that helps people learn or improve social skills and
assertiveness through role playing and rehearsing of desirable behaviors
Tangentiality
disturbance in thought process where individual states excessive detail and never
reaches essential point of conversation
Waxy Flexibility
maintenance of posture or position over time even when it is awkward or
uncomfortable
Word Salad
flow of unconnected words that convey no meaning to the listener
Aphasia
inability to speak
Agnosia
the inability to recognize familiar objects.
Apraxia
impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function
Akinesia
complete or partial loss of muscle movement
Agranulocytosis
A life-threatening drop in white blood cells. This condition is sometimes produced by
the atypical antipsychotic drug clozapine. S&S: fever, malaise, ulcerative sore throat,
and leukopenia
Metabolic Syndrome
a medical condition associated with obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and
hypertension
Post Injection Delirium
associated with Zyprexa and includes sedation, confusion, disorientation, agitation,
and cognitive impairments that can progress to convulsions, weakness, and
hypertension. PT must be observed for three hours
Typical Antipsychotics
ex: Haldol/ provides relief of psychosis, improvement of positive symptoms, and
worsening of negative symptoms
Atypical Antipsychotics
ex: Zyprexia/ provides relief of psychosis, improvement of positive and negative
symptoms
Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
hallucinations, delusions, altercations in speech, and bizarre behavior (walking
backwards)
Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Answers/ Verified/ latest Update (2024/2025)
Anhedonia
inability to experience pleasure
Anosognosia
a person is unaware of their own mental illness
Catatonia
a state of unresponsiveness to one's outside environment, usually including muscle
rigidity, staring, and inability to communicate
Circumstantiality
delay in reaching the point of a communication because of unnecessary and tedious
details
Clang association
meaningless rhyming of words
Confabulation
the act of filling in memory gaps
Delusions
a belief or altered reality that is persistently held despite evidence
Echolalia
automatic and immediate repetition of what others say
Echopraxia
involuntary imitation of another's actions
Extrapyramidal Symptoms
side effects of antipsychotic medications that affect a person's gait, movement, or
posture
EPS: Tardive Kinesis
jerky movements in face, neck, and tongue
EPS: Acute Dystonia
involuntary muscle movement
EPS: Akathisia
inability to sit still; pacing, agitation, restlessness
EPS: Parkinsonism
tremors, slow movements, shuffling gait, and impaired speech
Gynecomastia
the condition of excessive mammary development in the male
Hallucinations
false sensory experiences, such as seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, or feeling
something in the absence of an external visual stimulus
Ideas of Reference
The false impression that outside events have special meaning for oneself.
Illusions
a perception that occurs when a sensory stimulus is present but incorrectly
perceived
Loose Associations
lack of connection between ideas
Magical Thinking
idea that someone can influence the outcome of specific events
Neologism
, new word or expression
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Adverse reaction to antipsychotics; fever, altered mental status, & muscle rigidity
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Treatment
immediate discontinuation of med and symptomatic relief of hyperpryexia.
Medications to counteract: dantrolene, bromocriptine
Paranoid Delusions
involve the false belief that other people or agencies are plotting to harm the person
Perseveration
repetition of the same response for different questions
Social Skills Training
a therapy approach that helps people learn or improve social skills and
assertiveness through role playing and rehearsing of desirable behaviors
Tangentiality
disturbance in thought process where individual states excessive detail and never
reaches essential point of conversation
Waxy Flexibility
maintenance of posture or position over time even when it is awkward or
uncomfortable
Word Salad
flow of unconnected words that convey no meaning to the listener
Aphasia
inability to speak
Agnosia
the inability to recognize familiar objects.
Apraxia
impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function
Akinesia
complete or partial loss of muscle movement
Agranulocytosis
A life-threatening drop in white blood cells. This condition is sometimes produced by
the atypical antipsychotic drug clozapine. S&S: fever, malaise, ulcerative sore throat,
and leukopenia
Metabolic Syndrome
a medical condition associated with obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and
hypertension
Post Injection Delirium
associated with Zyprexa and includes sedation, confusion, disorientation, agitation,
and cognitive impairments that can progress to convulsions, weakness, and
hypertension. PT must be observed for three hours
Typical Antipsychotics
ex: Haldol/ provides relief of psychosis, improvement of positive symptoms, and
worsening of negative symptoms
Atypical Antipsychotics
ex: Zyprexia/ provides relief of psychosis, improvement of positive and negative
symptoms
Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
hallucinations, delusions, altercations in speech, and bizarre behavior (walking
backwards)
Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
