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NURS 6202 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Perseveration - ANSWER repetition of a response or
behavior despite changing stimuli.
Common in neuro d/o **pt may stay on a topic
ex) I never have trouble sleeping. I never have trouble
pooping.
Clanging speech - ANSWER speech based on sound
versus meaning
**mania & schizophrenia
**create rhymes
Alogia - ANSWER A decrease in speech or speech
content; a symptom of schizophrenia. Also known as
poverty of speech.
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paradoxical sleep (REM) - ANSWER The body is internally
aroused, with waking-like brain activity, yet asleep and
externally calm.
phantom limb pain - ANSWER Pain in a limb that no
longer exists.
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) - ANSWER a
disorder characterized by haunting memories,
nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, numbness
of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or
more after a traumatic experience (women)
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) - ANSWER Disorder
consisting of unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions
(childhood or early adulthood)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - ANSWER a disorder
characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by
three or more of the following symptoms: restlessness,
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fatigue, concentration problems, irritability, muscle
tension, and sleep disturbance x 6 months (GAD-7)
(women)
Depression - ANSWER A prolonged feeling of
helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness x2 weeks
(PHQ9) (women)
Hematoma - ANSWER a solid swelling of clotted blood
within the tissues. (anticoagulant use, older adults)
agoraphobia - ANSWER fear or avoidance of situations,
such as crowds or wide open places, where one has felt
loss of control and panic x6 months (co-dx with panic
d/o)
Schizophrenia - ANSWER a psychological disorder
characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized
speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional
expression (prenatal exposure to infx, late adolescence)
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Dementia - ANSWER a slowly progressive decline in
mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and
judgment, that is often accompanied by personality
changes (over 65)
bipolar disorder - ANSWER A mood disorder in which the
person alternates between the hopelessness and
lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of
mania. (substance abuse, onset early teens/late
adulthood)
Lead toxicity - ANSWER Disrupted neurotransmitter
function. Oxidative stress & apoptosis (cell death) in
neuronal cells. Low-level exposure causes long-term
behavioral effects, impaired reading skills, aggression
Increases absenteeism and dropout rates
decompression sickness - ANSWER A condition resulting
from nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues caused by
NURS 6202 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Perseveration - ANSWER repetition of a response or
behavior despite changing stimuli.
Common in neuro d/o **pt may stay on a topic
ex) I never have trouble sleeping. I never have trouble
pooping.
Clanging speech - ANSWER speech based on sound
versus meaning
**mania & schizophrenia
**create rhymes
Alogia - ANSWER A decrease in speech or speech
content; a symptom of schizophrenia. Also known as
poverty of speech.
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paradoxical sleep (REM) - ANSWER The body is internally
aroused, with waking-like brain activity, yet asleep and
externally calm.
phantom limb pain - ANSWER Pain in a limb that no
longer exists.
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) - ANSWER a
disorder characterized by haunting memories,
nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, numbness
of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or
more after a traumatic experience (women)
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) - ANSWER Disorder
consisting of unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions
(childhood or early adulthood)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - ANSWER a disorder
characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by
three or more of the following symptoms: restlessness,
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fatigue, concentration problems, irritability, muscle
tension, and sleep disturbance x 6 months (GAD-7)
(women)
Depression - ANSWER A prolonged feeling of
helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness x2 weeks
(PHQ9) (women)
Hematoma - ANSWER a solid swelling of clotted blood
within the tissues. (anticoagulant use, older adults)
agoraphobia - ANSWER fear or avoidance of situations,
such as crowds or wide open places, where one has felt
loss of control and panic x6 months (co-dx with panic
d/o)
Schizophrenia - ANSWER a psychological disorder
characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized
speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional
expression (prenatal exposure to infx, late adolescence)
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Dementia - ANSWER a slowly progressive decline in
mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and
judgment, that is often accompanied by personality
changes (over 65)
bipolar disorder - ANSWER A mood disorder in which the
person alternates between the hopelessness and
lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of
mania. (substance abuse, onset early teens/late
adulthood)
Lead toxicity - ANSWER Disrupted neurotransmitter
function. Oxidative stress & apoptosis (cell death) in
neuronal cells. Low-level exposure causes long-term
behavioral effects, impaired reading skills, aggression
Increases absenteeism and dropout rates
decompression sickness - ANSWER A condition resulting
from nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues caused by
