Midterm Exam: NR547 / NR-547
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Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric-
Mental Health across the Lifespan
Practicum | Study Guide Questions
with Answers | 100% Correct |
Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
Patients can receive a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder if they fit into one
of the following categories:
Answer:
1 - mood symptoms
2 - mood disorders who have symptoms of schizophrenia
both mood disorders and schizophrenia
3 - a third psychosis unrelated to schizophrenia and mood disorder
4 - Patients whose disorder is on a continuum between schizophrenia and
mood disorder
some combination of the above.
,Question:
Schizophreniform Disorder
Answer:
characterized by schizophrenia-like symptoms that last for more than one
month but less than six months.
Patients should then return to their baseline.
Can be episodic, with more than one episode occurring after long periods of
full remission.
If combined time > 6 mo schizophrenia should be considered
Question:
Delusional Disorder
Answer:
1- when a person exhibits one or more delusions of at least 1 month's duration
that cannot be attributed to other psychiatric disorders.
2- delusions are often non-bizarre {being followed, infected, loved at a
distance. Although these situations are not real, they could possibly be)
Patient must exhibit symptoms for one month or longer.
3- without hallucinations
,Question:
Catatonia
Answer:
psychomotor syndrome that presents as a decreased reactivity to one's
environment.
occurs in tandem with other medical or psychiatric disorders.
most often associated with schizophrenia, affective disorders, autism, and
infectious disease.
Treatment for catatonia - Benzodiazepines
Question:
catatonia symptoms
Answer:
immobility, mutism, withdrawal, refusing to eat, staring, negativism,
posturing, and rigidity,
Question:
catatonic stupor
Answer:
stop responding to their environment, remaining motionless and silent for
long stretches of time
, Question:
Treatment for catatonia
Answer:
Benzodiazepines
Question:
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
Answer:
24 item scale, scoring each category from 1 (not present) through 7
(Extremely severe). May be used over time to evaluate treatment.
Question:
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS}
Answer:
30 item scale, scoring each category from 1 (absent) through 7 (extreme) a
clinician-rated tool to identify and differentiate the presence of positive and
negative symptoms of psychosis. The tool is commonly used in research
settings.
(Latest Update )
Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric-
Mental Health across the Lifespan
Practicum | Study Guide Questions
with Answers | 100% Correct |
Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
Patients can receive a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder if they fit into one
of the following categories:
Answer:
1 - mood symptoms
2 - mood disorders who have symptoms of schizophrenia
both mood disorders and schizophrenia
3 - a third psychosis unrelated to schizophrenia and mood disorder
4 - Patients whose disorder is on a continuum between schizophrenia and
mood disorder
some combination of the above.
,Question:
Schizophreniform Disorder
Answer:
characterized by schizophrenia-like symptoms that last for more than one
month but less than six months.
Patients should then return to their baseline.
Can be episodic, with more than one episode occurring after long periods of
full remission.
If combined time > 6 mo schizophrenia should be considered
Question:
Delusional Disorder
Answer:
1- when a person exhibits one or more delusions of at least 1 month's duration
that cannot be attributed to other psychiatric disorders.
2- delusions are often non-bizarre {being followed, infected, loved at a
distance. Although these situations are not real, they could possibly be)
Patient must exhibit symptoms for one month or longer.
3- without hallucinations
,Question:
Catatonia
Answer:
psychomotor syndrome that presents as a decreased reactivity to one's
environment.
occurs in tandem with other medical or psychiatric disorders.
most often associated with schizophrenia, affective disorders, autism, and
infectious disease.
Treatment for catatonia - Benzodiazepines
Question:
catatonia symptoms
Answer:
immobility, mutism, withdrawal, refusing to eat, staring, negativism,
posturing, and rigidity,
Question:
catatonic stupor
Answer:
stop responding to their environment, remaining motionless and silent for
long stretches of time
, Question:
Treatment for catatonia
Answer:
Benzodiazepines
Question:
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
Answer:
24 item scale, scoring each category from 1 (not present) through 7
(Extremely severe). May be used over time to evaluate treatment.
Question:
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS}
Answer:
30 item scale, scoring each category from 1 (absent) through 7 (extreme) a
clinician-rated tool to identify and differentiate the presence of positive and
negative symptoms of psychosis. The tool is commonly used in research
settings.
