NR 547 Week 3 – UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Chamberlain University-Illinois
NR 547
NR 547 Week 3
Study Questions and Answers
Q1 Mesolimbic pathway
A Positive symptoms
Q2 Mesocortial pathway
A Negative symptoms
Q3 Dopamine
A Main NTM involved in psychosis due to excess
Q4 Positive symptom
A Hallucination symptom of schizophrenia
Q5 Affective symptom
A Depression and anxiety symptoms of schizophrenia
Q6 Motor symptom
A Extrapyramidal symptom of schizophrenia
Q7 Cognition symptom
A Inattention symptom of schizophrenia
Q8 Negative symptom
A Alogia symptom of schizophrenia
Q9 Affective flattening
A Lack of an emotional response
Q10 Alogia
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, A Lack of speech
Q11 Anhedonia
A Lack of pleasure
Q12 Amotivation
A Lack of motivation
Q13 Asociality
A Lack of desire for social interaction
Q14 Prodomal phase
A These symptoms usually develop before the first psychotic episode over a few days to a few months and may
persist for a year or more before the onset of overt psychotic symptoms
Q15 Schizoaffective disorder
A Symptoms of schizophrenia and symptoms of a mood disorder
Q16 Major depressive disorder because schizoaffective disorder has symptoms of depression
A What is schizoaffective disorder often misdiagnosed as?
Q17 Schizophreniform disorder
A Characterized by schizophrenia-like symptoms that last for more than 1 month but less than 6 months
Q18 Brief psychotic disorder
A An acute psychosis often precipitated by stress
Q19 Delusional disorder
A Involves a person having prominent delusions without hallucinations
Q20 Catatonia
A Psychomotor syndrome that presents as a decreased reactivity to one's environment
Q21 Benzos
A Treatment for catatonia
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Chamberlain University-Illinois
NR 547
NR 547 Week 3
Study Questions and Answers
Q1 Mesolimbic pathway
A Positive symptoms
Q2 Mesocortial pathway
A Negative symptoms
Q3 Dopamine
A Main NTM involved in psychosis due to excess
Q4 Positive symptom
A Hallucination symptom of schizophrenia
Q5 Affective symptom
A Depression and anxiety symptoms of schizophrenia
Q6 Motor symptom
A Extrapyramidal symptom of schizophrenia
Q7 Cognition symptom
A Inattention symptom of schizophrenia
Q8 Negative symptom
A Alogia symptom of schizophrenia
Q9 Affective flattening
A Lack of an emotional response
Q10 Alogia
NR 547 Week 3 1
, A Lack of speech
Q11 Anhedonia
A Lack of pleasure
Q12 Amotivation
A Lack of motivation
Q13 Asociality
A Lack of desire for social interaction
Q14 Prodomal phase
A These symptoms usually develop before the first psychotic episode over a few days to a few months and may
persist for a year or more before the onset of overt psychotic symptoms
Q15 Schizoaffective disorder
A Symptoms of schizophrenia and symptoms of a mood disorder
Q16 Major depressive disorder because schizoaffective disorder has symptoms of depression
A What is schizoaffective disorder often misdiagnosed as?
Q17 Schizophreniform disorder
A Characterized by schizophrenia-like symptoms that last for more than 1 month but less than 6 months
Q18 Brief psychotic disorder
A An acute psychosis often precipitated by stress
Q19 Delusional disorder
A Involves a person having prominent delusions without hallucinations
Q20 Catatonia
A Psychomotor syndrome that presents as a decreased reactivity to one's environment
Q21 Benzos
A Treatment for catatonia
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