NR546 WEEK 3 TEST YOUR
KNOWLEDGE WITH QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED ANSWERS
(QUIZ RATIONALS)
antipsychotic meds - -----------ANSWER -------------- primarily used for schizophrenia & psychotic
disorders
-also used as adjunctive meds for management of tx-resistant depression & other conditions
-not curative
-decrease/control symptoms/improve quality of life
Schizophrenia - -----------ANSWER -------------- a disturbance that must last for 6 months or
longer, including at least one month of positive symptoms or negative symptoms
-neurodevelopmental, brain disorder
-psychological condition involving chronic or repeated episodes of psychosis
cause: combination of genetics and environmental factors
DX: based on clinical interview
Schizophrenia increases the risk of: - -----------ANSWER -------------- suicide
homeless
jail/prison
psychosis - -----------ANSWER -------------- set of symptoms in which a person's mental capacity,
affective response, and capacity to recognize reality, communicate, and relate to others is impaired
Hallmarks of psychosis - -----------ANSWER--------------- Delusions and hallucinations
-often called the "positive symptoms" of psychosis
,-Delusions are fixed beliefs - often bizarre - that have an inadequate rational basis and can't be
changed by rational arguments or evidence to the contrary
, -Hallucinations are perceptual experiences of any sensory modality - especially auditory - that occur
without a real external stimulus, yet are vivid and clear, just like normal perceptions, but not under
voluntary control
Symptoms of psychosis: - -----------ANSWER ----------------hallucinations
-delusions
-disorganized speech
-disorganized behavior
-distortions of reality
-inappropriate or very strong emotions or apathy
-negative symptoms: diminished emotional expression and decreased motivation
perceptual distortions and motor disturbances can be associated with ------------------------------ CORRECT
ANSWERS -------- any type of psychosis.
-Perceptual distortions include being distressed by hallucinatory voices; seeing visions; reporting
hallucinations of touch, taste, or odor; or reporting that familiar things and people seem changed.
-Motor disturbances are peculiar, rigid postures; overt signs of tension; inappropriate grins or
giggles; peculiar repetitive gestures; talking, muttering, or mumbling to oneself; or glancing around
as if hearing voices.
-paranoid psychosis, the patient has paranoid projections, hostile belligerence, and grandiose
expansiveness. often occurs in schizophrenia and in many drug-induced psychoses
Grandiose expansiveness - -----------ANSWER -------------- exhibiting an attitude of superiority;
hearing voices that praise and extol; believing one has unusual powers or is a well-known
personality, or that one has a divine mission, which is often seen in schizophrenia and in manic
psychosis
Psychosis can affect a person's: - -----------ANSWER --------------- cognition
-affective response
-communication
-capacity to recognize reality
-ability to relate to others
is a defining feature for some psychotic disorders while other disorders may have a
psychotic component - -----------ANSWER -------------- psychosis
KNOWLEDGE WITH QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED ANSWERS
(QUIZ RATIONALS)
antipsychotic meds - -----------ANSWER -------------- primarily used for schizophrenia & psychotic
disorders
-also used as adjunctive meds for management of tx-resistant depression & other conditions
-not curative
-decrease/control symptoms/improve quality of life
Schizophrenia - -----------ANSWER -------------- a disturbance that must last for 6 months or
longer, including at least one month of positive symptoms or negative symptoms
-neurodevelopmental, brain disorder
-psychological condition involving chronic or repeated episodes of psychosis
cause: combination of genetics and environmental factors
DX: based on clinical interview
Schizophrenia increases the risk of: - -----------ANSWER -------------- suicide
homeless
jail/prison
psychosis - -----------ANSWER -------------- set of symptoms in which a person's mental capacity,
affective response, and capacity to recognize reality, communicate, and relate to others is impaired
Hallmarks of psychosis - -----------ANSWER--------------- Delusions and hallucinations
-often called the "positive symptoms" of psychosis
,-Delusions are fixed beliefs - often bizarre - that have an inadequate rational basis and can't be
changed by rational arguments or evidence to the contrary
, -Hallucinations are perceptual experiences of any sensory modality - especially auditory - that occur
without a real external stimulus, yet are vivid and clear, just like normal perceptions, but not under
voluntary control
Symptoms of psychosis: - -----------ANSWER ----------------hallucinations
-delusions
-disorganized speech
-disorganized behavior
-distortions of reality
-inappropriate or very strong emotions or apathy
-negative symptoms: diminished emotional expression and decreased motivation
perceptual distortions and motor disturbances can be associated with ------------------------------ CORRECT
ANSWERS -------- any type of psychosis.
-Perceptual distortions include being distressed by hallucinatory voices; seeing visions; reporting
hallucinations of touch, taste, or odor; or reporting that familiar things and people seem changed.
-Motor disturbances are peculiar, rigid postures; overt signs of tension; inappropriate grins or
giggles; peculiar repetitive gestures; talking, muttering, or mumbling to oneself; or glancing around
as if hearing voices.
-paranoid psychosis, the patient has paranoid projections, hostile belligerence, and grandiose
expansiveness. often occurs in schizophrenia and in many drug-induced psychoses
Grandiose expansiveness - -----------ANSWER -------------- exhibiting an attitude of superiority;
hearing voices that praise and extol; believing one has unusual powers or is a well-known
personality, or that one has a divine mission, which is often seen in schizophrenia and in manic
psychosis
Psychosis can affect a person's: - -----------ANSWER --------------- cognition
-affective response
-communication
-capacity to recognize reality
-ability to relate to others
is a defining feature for some psychotic disorders while other disorders may have a
psychotic component - -----------ANSWER -------------- psychosis
