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Mental Health NU160 Exam 3 with |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




correct answers |||\\\




Akathisia - correct answer✔✔the inability to sit still |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Akinesia - correct answer✔✔absence of physical and mental movement
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Drug-induced parkinsonism - correct answer✔✔term used to describe a group of symptoms |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




that mimic Parkinson's disease
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Dyskinesia - correct answer✔✔the inability to execute voluntary movements |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Dystonia - correct answer✔✔impaired muscle tone (rigidity in the muscles that control gait,
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posture, and eye movements) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - correct answer✔✔A serious and potentially fatal side effect |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




with unstable vital signs, fever, confusion, muscle rigidity, tremor, and incontinence
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Tardive dyskinesia - correct answer✔✔irreversible side effect of long term treatment that
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produces involuntary, repeated movements of muscles in the face, trunk, arms, and legs
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Type 1: Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia - correct answer✔✔Maladaptive behaviors and
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thoughts, ACTIONS, ACT OUT |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Delusions, hallucinations, illusions, speech problems, bizarre behaviors, agitation, catatonic
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behavior

Too much dopamine, brain size and structure normal
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Response to antipsychotics is usually good |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

, Type 2: Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia - correct answer✔✔Lack of adaptive
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mechanisms, THOUGHTS, DON'T ACT OUT |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Anergia, anhedonia, apathy, avolition, flat affect, won't speak unless spoken to
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Too little dopamine, decreased blood flow to brain, increased size of ventricles in brain,
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decrease in size of brain |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Response to antipsychotics is usually poor |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




The inability to recognize reality, relate to others, and cope with life's demands is - correct
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answer✔✔psychosis



The most common psychotic disorder is - correct answer✔✔schizophrenia
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Catatonia - correct answer✔✔disrupts how your brain works, disrupting how a person
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processes and reacts to the world around them |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Schizophrenia Subtype: Catatonic - correct answer✔✔immobility or excessive activity with no |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




purpose, odd movements, rigid posture, echopraxia (mimics movements of others), echolalia
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(echoes others' speech), may suffer from malnutrition, dehydration, exhaustion, prognosis is
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fair



Schizophrenia Subtype: Disorganized - correct answer✔✔disordered thinking, speech, and |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




behavior, unable to perform ADL's, early onset, prognosis is poor
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Schizophrenia Subtype: Paranoid - correct answer✔✔organized delusions of grandeur or |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




persecution, auditory hallucinations, high anxiety, suspicious, angry, can be violent or suicidal,
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late onset, prognosis is good with treatment
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Schizophrenia Subtype: Residual - correct answer✔✔at least one acute episode of |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




schizophrenia, is free of acute psychosis but has symptoms of disorder, emotional changes, |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
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