NURS 6635 FINAL MOST RECENT UPDATED 2025|
2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ACTUAL
ANSWERS
B. 24-72 hours
If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14 days
Treat with dantrolene or bromocriptine - answer ✔✔-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
C. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical abnormalities
hippocampus and amygdala have size decrease
basal ganglia theoretical due to odd movements
D. per some answers - answer ✔✔-Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical
abnormalities in
schizophrenic patients.
A. Hippocampus
B. Amygdala
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Basal ganglia
D. Recent memory - answer ✔✔-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
Symptoms are short term lasting at least 1 month but less than 6 months. p. 342 - answer ✔✔-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
obesity, DM, substance use disorders, complex partial epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, HIV, COPD -
answer ✔✔-Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients
rheumatoid arthritis - answer ✔✔-Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in
schizophrenic patients than in the general population
p. 354 Approximately 60% will improve to the extent that they will achieve remission or only mild
symptoms - answer ✔✔-Select the percentage of remission that results from correct antipsychotic drug
therapy of schizophrenic patients
A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
D. 70
worsening after each relapse - answer ✔✔-Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and
prognosis of schizophrenia
p.339 little impulse control, decreased social sensitivity, impulsive behavior, suicide, violent behavior -
answer ✔✔-Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than in the
general population.
, Social withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted, no close friends, may have sudden onset of ocd -
answer ✔✔-Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia
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. - answer ✔✔-Select the
most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia
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 - answer ✔✔-Select the dysfunction
that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients.
the four As: associations, affect, autism, and ambivalence - answer ✔✔-Select two of the "Four A's"
symptoms of schizophrenia described by Bleuler
A.
autism
B.
ambivalence
C.
anhedonia
D.
abstract
p. 358 90% of patients in treatment for schizophrenia are between 15 and 55 years old. (peak age of
onset women - 25 to 35, men 10-25). Late onset refers to over 45. cannabis raises risk by 40% - answer
✔✔-Select the age range for 90% of patients treated for schizophrenia
Auditory - answer ✔✔-The most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia
Usually oriented to person, time, and place. they do have cognitive deficiencies in attention, executive
function, working memory, and episodic memory - answer ✔✔-Cognition of patient's with schizophrenia
2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ACTUAL
ANSWERS
B. 24-72 hours
If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14 days
Treat with dantrolene or bromocriptine - answer ✔✔-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
C. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical abnormalities
hippocampus and amygdala have size decrease
basal ganglia theoretical due to odd movements
D. per some answers - answer ✔✔-Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical
abnormalities in
schizophrenic patients.
A. Hippocampus
B. Amygdala
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Basal ganglia
D. Recent memory - answer ✔✔-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
Symptoms are short term lasting at least 1 month but less than 6 months. p. 342 - answer ✔✔-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
obesity, DM, substance use disorders, complex partial epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, HIV, COPD -
answer ✔✔-Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients
rheumatoid arthritis - answer ✔✔-Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in
schizophrenic patients than in the general population
p. 354 Approximately 60% will improve to the extent that they will achieve remission or only mild
symptoms - answer ✔✔-Select the percentage of remission that results from correct antipsychotic drug
therapy of schizophrenic patients
A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
D. 70
worsening after each relapse - answer ✔✔-Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and
prognosis of schizophrenia
p.339 little impulse control, decreased social sensitivity, impulsive behavior, suicide, violent behavior -
answer ✔✔-Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than in the
general population.
, Social withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted, no close friends, may have sudden onset of ocd -
answer ✔✔-Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia
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. - answer ✔✔-Select the
most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia
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 - answer ✔✔-Select the dysfunction
that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients.
the four As: associations, affect, autism, and ambivalence - answer ✔✔-Select two of the "Four A's"
symptoms of schizophrenia described by Bleuler
A.
autism
B.
ambivalence
C.
anhedonia
D.
abstract
p. 358 90% of patients in treatment for schizophrenia are between 15 and 55 years old. (peak age of
onset women - 25 to 35, men 10-25). Late onset refers to over 45. cannabis raises risk by 40% - answer
✔✔-Select the age range for 90% of patients treated for schizophrenia
Auditory - answer ✔✔-The most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia
Usually oriented to person, time, and place. they do have cognitive deficiencies in attention, executive
function, working memory, and episodic memory - answer ✔✔-Cognition of patient's with schizophrenia
