NURS 665 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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Persecutory type - ANSWERS-delusions of persecution involve belief that
you are being conspired against, cheated, spied on, followed, poisoned,
maligned, or harassed
somatic delusions - ANSWERS-preoccupations regarding health and organ
function
Diagnostic criteria for Schizoaffective disorder - ANSWERS-Concurrent mood
episode & active-phase symptoms of schizophrenia + >2 week lifetime
history of delusions/hallucinations w/o mood disorder
unlike MDD, diminished interest or pleasure is NOT a qualifying criteria
diagnostic criteria for schizophreniform - ANSWERS-symptoms of
schizophrenia are present for more than a month but <6 months. 2/3 will
progress into schizophrenia
Diagnostic Criteria for Schizophrenia - ANSWERS-Two (or more) of the
following, each present for a significant portion of time during a 1-month
period.
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganised speech & behaviour
Negative symptoms
Brain region where positive symptoms occur - ANSWERS-mesolimbic
, Brain region where negative symptoms occur -
ANSWERS-mesocortical/nucleus acumen's
Brain region where affective symptoms occur - ANSWERS-ventromedial
prefrontal cortex
Brain region where aggressive symptoms occur - ANSWERS-orbitofrontal
cortex/amygdala
Brain region where cognitive symptoms occur - ANSWERS-Dorsolateral
prefrontal
limbic system - ANSWERS-frontal lobe, hippocampus, parahippocampus
Hallucinations result due to - ANSWERS-overreaction in temporal lobe
what neurotransmitter is affected in schizophrenia - ANSWERS-too much
dopamine; excessive dopamine release in patients with schizophrenia has
been linked to the severity of positive psychotic symptoms.
Capgras syndrome - ANSWERS-The delusional belief that an acquaintance
has been replaced by an identical-looking imposter. It is more commonly
seen in schizophrenia, dementia, and brain trauma.
Erotomania - ANSWERS-Delusional belief, more common in women than
men, that someone is deeply in love with them, generally a person of hight
status (delusions of love)
2026 UPDATE SOLVED 100% CORRECT ALREADY
GRADED A+
Persecutory type - ANSWERS-delusions of persecution involve belief that
you are being conspired against, cheated, spied on, followed, poisoned,
maligned, or harassed
somatic delusions - ANSWERS-preoccupations regarding health and organ
function
Diagnostic criteria for Schizoaffective disorder - ANSWERS-Concurrent mood
episode & active-phase symptoms of schizophrenia + >2 week lifetime
history of delusions/hallucinations w/o mood disorder
unlike MDD, diminished interest or pleasure is NOT a qualifying criteria
diagnostic criteria for schizophreniform - ANSWERS-symptoms of
schizophrenia are present for more than a month but <6 months. 2/3 will
progress into schizophrenia
Diagnostic Criteria for Schizophrenia - ANSWERS-Two (or more) of the
following, each present for a significant portion of time during a 1-month
period.
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganised speech & behaviour
Negative symptoms
Brain region where positive symptoms occur - ANSWERS-mesolimbic
, Brain region where negative symptoms occur -
ANSWERS-mesocortical/nucleus acumen's
Brain region where affective symptoms occur - ANSWERS-ventromedial
prefrontal cortex
Brain region where aggressive symptoms occur - ANSWERS-orbitofrontal
cortex/amygdala
Brain region where cognitive symptoms occur - ANSWERS-Dorsolateral
prefrontal
limbic system - ANSWERS-frontal lobe, hippocampus, parahippocampus
Hallucinations result due to - ANSWERS-overreaction in temporal lobe
what neurotransmitter is affected in schizophrenia - ANSWERS-too much
dopamine; excessive dopamine release in patients with schizophrenia has
been linked to the severity of positive psychotic symptoms.
Capgras syndrome - ANSWERS-The delusional belief that an acquaintance
has been replaced by an identical-looking imposter. It is more commonly
seen in schizophrenia, dementia, and brain trauma.
Erotomania - ANSWERS-Delusional belief, more common in women than
men, that someone is deeply in love with them, generally a person of hight
status (delusions of love)
