AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY NURS 4800 Exam 3
Schizophrenia Questions With Complete
Solutions
Abilify Correct Answers *least association with
sexual side effects* compared to other
antipsychotics
acute illness period Correct Answers "inpatient"
period
*ages 18-24 most susceptible*
includes hallucinations, delusions, paranoia
Akathisia Correct Answers manifested by obvious
*motor restlessness* such as rocking, pacing, or
shifting from foot to foot.
ambivalence Correct Answers lack of passion
anhedonia Correct Answers inability to experience
pleasure
Anticholinergic Crisis Correct Answers Hot as a
hare, blind as a bat, mad as a hatter, dry as a bone
*self-limiting*
Tx: *D/C anticholinergics*, Physostigmine
atypical antipsychotics Correct Answers blocks
dopamine AND serotonin receptors
, treats positive AND negative sx
better help treat resistant depression
Notable SE: *sedation*, *weight gain*, orthostatic
hypotension, *hyperprolactinemia* (especially
risperdal), agranulocystosis (especially w/*clozaril*)
atypical antipsychotics examples Correct Answers
risperdal
zyprexa
geodon
clozaril
seroquel
abilify
latuda
avolition Correct Answers lack of motivation
Biological Theories of Schizophrenia Correct
Answers Genetics
Neurochemistry (*dopamine*)
Neuroanatomy (brain abnormalities)
Brief Psychotic Disorder Correct Answers similar
sx to schizophrenia
but lasts *less than 1 month*
circumstantiality Correct Answers delay in
reaching the point of a communication because of
unnecessary and tedious details
Schizophrenia Questions With Complete
Solutions
Abilify Correct Answers *least association with
sexual side effects* compared to other
antipsychotics
acute illness period Correct Answers "inpatient"
period
*ages 18-24 most susceptible*
includes hallucinations, delusions, paranoia
Akathisia Correct Answers manifested by obvious
*motor restlessness* such as rocking, pacing, or
shifting from foot to foot.
ambivalence Correct Answers lack of passion
anhedonia Correct Answers inability to experience
pleasure
Anticholinergic Crisis Correct Answers Hot as a
hare, blind as a bat, mad as a hatter, dry as a bone
*self-limiting*
Tx: *D/C anticholinergics*, Physostigmine
atypical antipsychotics Correct Answers blocks
dopamine AND serotonin receptors
, treats positive AND negative sx
better help treat resistant depression
Notable SE: *sedation*, *weight gain*, orthostatic
hypotension, *hyperprolactinemia* (especially
risperdal), agranulocystosis (especially w/*clozaril*)
atypical antipsychotics examples Correct Answers
risperdal
zyprexa
geodon
clozaril
seroquel
abilify
latuda
avolition Correct Answers lack of motivation
Biological Theories of Schizophrenia Correct
Answers Genetics
Neurochemistry (*dopamine*)
Neuroanatomy (brain abnormalities)
Brief Psychotic Disorder Correct Answers similar
sx to schizophrenia
but lasts *less than 1 month*
circumstantiality Correct Answers delay in
reaching the point of a communication because of
unnecessary and tedious details
