NUR 371 Exam 2 Practice Questions and
Correct Answers
_____ is the result of thinking that is haphazard and illogical where concentration is
poor and thoughts are connected loosely ✅associative looseness
_____ is the decreased desire for social interaction or discomfort associated with social
situations ✅asociality
False beliefs that exist even though there is little/no evidence to support them are
known as _____ ✅delusions
An affect characterized by reduced or minimal emotional response is said to be
✅blunted
The misinterpretation of a real experience is known as a(n) ✅illusion
The external expression of a person's emotional state is known as the person's _____
✅affect
The belief that thoughts have been taken or are missing is known as _____. ✅thought
deletion
Representing the disordered way that a person processes information, people with
_____ have thoughts that are only loosely connect to one another ✅loose associations
The second most common type of hallucinations in schizophrenia ✅visual
hallucinations
A person with _______ feels that everything they experience has profound significance.
This makes it difficult for people with schizophrenia to determine what information is
relevant. ✅aberrant salience
The DIG FAST mnemonic for mania includes _____ ✅1. sleep
2. distractibility
3. impulsivity
_____ or _____ occur when a person assumes unusual or illogical expressions,
postures, or positions. ✅posturing, gesturing
, The most extreme form of associative looseness, where what is said is merely a mess
of words that have no meaning to the listener, is called _____. ✅word salad
A person is directed to take action by _____ hallucinations. ✅command
_____ occurs when there is a pronounced decrease or increase in the rate or amount of
movement and excessive movement is purposeless. ✅catatonia
_____ is reduced motivation or goal-directed behavior. ✅avolition
When a person has ______ patterns, they cannot think abstractly and interpret/perceive
things in a literal manner. ✅concrete thinking
_____ is seen when a person mimics the movements of another. ✅echopraxia
A(n) ______ affect does not match the actual emotional state or situation.
✅inappropriate
The automatic and unconscious process by which we determine what is real and what
is not is called _____. ✅reality testing
_____ arises when a person cannot realize that they are ill. ✅anosognosia
Which of these are components of the HD BS Network mnemonic for schizophrenia?
✅1. negative symptoms
2. delusions
3. hallucinations
_____ is seen when thoughts flow in a rapid, continuous manner and change from topic
to topic. ✅flight of ideas
_____ occurs when a person feels unreal or that they have lost a part of their person or
identity. ✅depersonalization
_____ happens when a person wanders off topic or goes on tangents without ever
getting to the point. ✅tangentiality
Choosing words because of the way they sound instead of what they mean, often
involving words that rhyme or have similar starting sounds, is referred to as _____.
✅clang association
Feeling that one's environment has changed (e.g., that surroundings are now strange or
unfamiliar) is known as _____. ✅derealization
Correct Answers
_____ is the result of thinking that is haphazard and illogical where concentration is
poor and thoughts are connected loosely ✅associative looseness
_____ is the decreased desire for social interaction or discomfort associated with social
situations ✅asociality
False beliefs that exist even though there is little/no evidence to support them are
known as _____ ✅delusions
An affect characterized by reduced or minimal emotional response is said to be
✅blunted
The misinterpretation of a real experience is known as a(n) ✅illusion
The external expression of a person's emotional state is known as the person's _____
✅affect
The belief that thoughts have been taken or are missing is known as _____. ✅thought
deletion
Representing the disordered way that a person processes information, people with
_____ have thoughts that are only loosely connect to one another ✅loose associations
The second most common type of hallucinations in schizophrenia ✅visual
hallucinations
A person with _______ feels that everything they experience has profound significance.
This makes it difficult for people with schizophrenia to determine what information is
relevant. ✅aberrant salience
The DIG FAST mnemonic for mania includes _____ ✅1. sleep
2. distractibility
3. impulsivity
_____ or _____ occur when a person assumes unusual or illogical expressions,
postures, or positions. ✅posturing, gesturing
, The most extreme form of associative looseness, where what is said is merely a mess
of words that have no meaning to the listener, is called _____. ✅word salad
A person is directed to take action by _____ hallucinations. ✅command
_____ occurs when there is a pronounced decrease or increase in the rate or amount of
movement and excessive movement is purposeless. ✅catatonia
_____ is reduced motivation or goal-directed behavior. ✅avolition
When a person has ______ patterns, they cannot think abstractly and interpret/perceive
things in a literal manner. ✅concrete thinking
_____ is seen when a person mimics the movements of another. ✅echopraxia
A(n) ______ affect does not match the actual emotional state or situation.
✅inappropriate
The automatic and unconscious process by which we determine what is real and what
is not is called _____. ✅reality testing
_____ arises when a person cannot realize that they are ill. ✅anosognosia
Which of these are components of the HD BS Network mnemonic for schizophrenia?
✅1. negative symptoms
2. delusions
3. hallucinations
_____ is seen when thoughts flow in a rapid, continuous manner and change from topic
to topic. ✅flight of ideas
_____ occurs when a person feels unreal or that they have lost a part of their person or
identity. ✅depersonalization
_____ happens when a person wanders off topic or goes on tangents without ever
getting to the point. ✅tangentiality
Choosing words because of the way they sound instead of what they mean, often
involving words that rhyme or have similar starting sounds, is referred to as _____.
✅clang association
Feeling that one's environment has changed (e.g., that surroundings are now strange or
unfamiliar) is known as _____. ✅derealization
