Rasmussen: Mental Health Exam 2(2025/2026)

Rasmussen Mental health exam 2
1. Schizophrenia <Ans> sever or chronic mental disorder charactized by
disturbance in thought, perception, and behavior.
2. criteria of schizophrenia <Ans> 1. Delusions
2. hallucinations
3. Disorganized speech
4. Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
5. Negative symptoms (diminished emotional expression, lack of motivation and
sociality)
3. Phases of Schizophrenia <Ans> premorbid- prior to clear evidence of
illness prodromal- period between premorbid and onset of psychosis
psychotic- acute schozophrenic episode
Residual- follows psychotic phase
4. premorbid phase <Ans> shy and
withdrawn poor peer relationship
doing poorly in school
passive
introvert
5. prodomal phase <Ans> deterioration in functioning
6. psychotic phase <Ans> psychotic symptoms are prominent
7. Residual phase <Ans> flat
affects imoairment in
functioning
8. positive symptoms of schizophrenia <Ans>
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, Delusions presecturoy
referential
grandiose
erotomanic
somatic
jealous
control
magical thinking
paranoia
neologism
echololalia
circumstantiallit
y tangentiality
flight of ideas
cognitive retardation
symbolic speech
thoughts blocking




2/5