NUR 1212C
Exam 1 Q & As
2024
catatonic posturing - ANSWER>>>holding bizarre postures for long periods of time
catatonic excitement - ANSWER>>>moving excitedly with no environmental stimuli present
gustatory hallucinations - ANSWER>>>you can taste them
olfactory hallucinations - ANSWER>>>you can smell them
clang association - ANSWER>>>rhyming
echolalia - ANSWER>>>repeating words heard from another person
neologism - ANSWER>>>a newly devised word that has special meaning only to the patient
pressured speach - ANSWER>>>speaking has if words are being forced out quickly
verbigeration - ANSWER>>>purposeful repetition of words or phrases
anosognosia - ANSWER>>>inability to realize your sick because of your sickness
dopamine hypothesis - ANSWER>>>hyperactivity of dopamine in the limbic region causes schizophrenia
serotonin may also play a role
C-4 gene - ANSWER>>>responsible for synaptic pruning (eliminates weak or redundant neuron
connections), this can go into overdrive when this gene is mutated and cause schizophrenia
Exam 1 Q & As
2024
catatonic posturing - ANSWER>>>holding bizarre postures for long periods of time
catatonic excitement - ANSWER>>>moving excitedly with no environmental stimuli present
gustatory hallucinations - ANSWER>>>you can taste them
olfactory hallucinations - ANSWER>>>you can smell them
clang association - ANSWER>>>rhyming
echolalia - ANSWER>>>repeating words heard from another person
neologism - ANSWER>>>a newly devised word that has special meaning only to the patient
pressured speach - ANSWER>>>speaking has if words are being forced out quickly
verbigeration - ANSWER>>>purposeful repetition of words or phrases
anosognosia - ANSWER>>>inability to realize your sick because of your sickness
dopamine hypothesis - ANSWER>>>hyperactivity of dopamine in the limbic region causes schizophrenia
serotonin may also play a role
C-4 gene - ANSWER>>>responsible for synaptic pruning (eliminates weak or redundant neuron
connections), this can go into overdrive when this gene is mutated and cause schizophrenia
