NURS 6635 – PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGIC APPROACHES TO TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC
DISORDERS | 2025 FINAL EXAM REVIEW WITH MOST TESTED QUESTIONS – WALDEN
UNIVERSITY
1. Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
A. 12-24 hours
B. 24-72 hours
C. 4-7 days
D.10-14 days - ANSWER****B. 24-72 hours
If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14 days
Treat with dantrolene or bromocriptine
Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical abnormalities in
schizophrenic patients.
A. Hippocampus
B. Amygdala
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Basal ganglia - ANSWER****C. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical abnormalities
hippocampus and amygdala have size decrease
basal ganglia theoretical due to odd movements
D. per some ANSWERs
Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment.
A. General cognition
B. Activities of daily living
C. Geographic orientation
,D. Recent memory - ANSWER****D. Recent memory
Select the time frame for symptoms of schizophreniform disorder.
A. 2 to 6 weeks
B. 1 to 5 months
C. 6 to 8 months
D. 1 year - ANSWER****Symptoms are short term lasting at least 1 month but less than 6
months. p. 342
Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients - ANSWER****obesity, DM,
substance use disorders, complex partial epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, HIV, COPD
Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in schizophrenic patients than in the
general population - ANSWER****rheumatoid arthritis
Select the percentage of remission that results from correct antipsychotic drug therapy of
schizophrenic patients
A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
D. 70 - ANSWER****p. 354 Approximately 60% will improve to the extent that they will
achieve remission or only mild symptoms
Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and prognosis of schizophrenia -
ANSWER****worsening after each relapse
, Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than in the
general population. - ANSWER****p.339 little impulse control, decreased social sensitivity,
impulsive behavior, suicide, violent behavior
Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia -
ANSWER****Social withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted, no close friends, may have
sudden onset of ocd
Select the most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia - ANSWER****a
patient's history is essential for the diagnosis of schizophrenia; clinicians cannot diagnose
schizophrenia simply by results of a mental status examination, which may vary.
Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients. -
ANSWER****Various studies have reported abnormal eye movements in 50 to 85 percent of
patients with schizophrenia compared with about 25 percent in psychiatric patients without
schizophrenia and fewer than 10 percent in nonpsychiatrically ill control participant. p. 359
Select two of the "Four A's" symptoms of schizophrenia described by Bleuler
A.
autism
B.
ambivalence
C.
anhedonia
D.
abstract - ANSWER****the four As: associations, affect, autism, and ambivalence
DISORDERS | 2025 FINAL EXAM REVIEW WITH MOST TESTED QUESTIONS – WALDEN
UNIVERSITY
1. Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
A. 12-24 hours
B. 24-72 hours
C. 4-7 days
D.10-14 days - ANSWER****B. 24-72 hours
If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14 days
Treat with dantrolene or bromocriptine
Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical abnormalities in
schizophrenic patients.
A. Hippocampus
B. Amygdala
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Basal ganglia - ANSWER****C. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical abnormalities
hippocampus and amygdala have size decrease
basal ganglia theoretical due to odd movements
D. per some ANSWERs
Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment.
A. General cognition
B. Activities of daily living
C. Geographic orientation
,D. Recent memory - ANSWER****D. Recent memory
Select the time frame for symptoms of schizophreniform disorder.
A. 2 to 6 weeks
B. 1 to 5 months
C. 6 to 8 months
D. 1 year - ANSWER****Symptoms are short term lasting at least 1 month but less than 6
months. p. 342
Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients - ANSWER****obesity, DM,
substance use disorders, complex partial epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, HIV, COPD
Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in schizophrenic patients than in the
general population - ANSWER****rheumatoid arthritis
Select the percentage of remission that results from correct antipsychotic drug therapy of
schizophrenic patients
A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
D. 70 - ANSWER****p. 354 Approximately 60% will improve to the extent that they will
achieve remission or only mild symptoms
Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and prognosis of schizophrenia -
ANSWER****worsening after each relapse
, Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than in the
general population. - ANSWER****p.339 little impulse control, decreased social sensitivity,
impulsive behavior, suicide, violent behavior
Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia -
ANSWER****Social withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted, no close friends, may have
sudden onset of ocd
Select the most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia - ANSWER****a
patient's history is essential for the diagnosis of schizophrenia; clinicians cannot diagnose
schizophrenia simply by results of a mental status examination, which may vary.
Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients. -
ANSWER****Various studies have reported abnormal eye movements in 50 to 85 percent of
patients with schizophrenia compared with about 25 percent in psychiatric patients without
schizophrenia and fewer than 10 percent in nonpsychiatrically ill control participant. p. 359
Select two of the "Four A's" symptoms of schizophrenia described by Bleuler
A.
autism
B.
ambivalence
C.
anhedonia
D.
abstract - ANSWER****the four As: associations, affect, autism, and ambivalence
