EDAPT: Psychosis Exam Questions with
100% Correct Answers
Which of the symptoms are associated with psychosis? Select all that apply. Correct
Answer Apathy and withdrawn behavior
Garbled, incoherent speech
Hallucinations and/or delusions
Drag and drop the type of hallucination best matching the description of the client
experience (but not present in reality). Correct Answer *Auditory* - Hearing sounds
*Tactile* - Experiencing sensations on the skin
*Gustatory* - Tasting items
*Olfactory* - Smelling scents
*Visual* - Seeing things that others do not
Psychosis is a/an __________, not a/an __________, with severe thought disturbance
where reality is __________ and results in personality and behavior being __________.
Correct Answer Symptom
Illness
Impaired
Disorganized
An adolescent who is normally outgoing, social, and interactive with friends begins
spending a lot of time locked in the bedroom, is easily angered and/or cries, and has an
uncharacteristic decline in grades at school. When confronted, the client denies any
change in behavior and believes that "everyone is out to get me." One biological parent
has a history of schizophrenia. The nurse knows that this behavior can be related to
which factor? Correct Answer Signs of early psychotic symptoms that can often be
overlooked.
Which signs and symptoms of psychosis are considered positive or negative? Drag and
drop into the appropriate column. Correct Answer *Positive Symptoms:*
Circumstantiality
Echolalia
Hyperactivity
Somatic delusions
Olfactory hallucinations
Unusual mannerisms
Word salad
, *Negative Symptoms:*
Alogia
Asociality
Avolition
Blunting of affect
Antipsychotic medications are classified as typical and atypical. For each medication
(row), click to specify the class (typical or atypical), warnings, and associated side
effects. Correct Answer *Typical Antipsychotic:*
Loxapine
Flupentixol
Chlorpromazine
Perphenazine
*Atypical Antipsychotic:*
Clozapine
Risperidone
*Black Box Warning:*
Loxapine
Flupentixol
Chlorpromazine
Perphenazine
Clozapine
Risperidone
*Likely to Cause Extrapyramidal Side Effects:*
Loxapine
Flupentixol
Chlorpromazine
Perphenazine
*Less likely to Cause Extrapyramidal Side Effects:*
Clozapine
Risperidone
*Sexual Side Effects:*
Clozapine
Risperidone
*Tremors and/or Spasms:*
Loxapine
Flupentixol
Chlorpromazine
Perphenazine
100% Correct Answers
Which of the symptoms are associated with psychosis? Select all that apply. Correct
Answer Apathy and withdrawn behavior
Garbled, incoherent speech
Hallucinations and/or delusions
Drag and drop the type of hallucination best matching the description of the client
experience (but not present in reality). Correct Answer *Auditory* - Hearing sounds
*Tactile* - Experiencing sensations on the skin
*Gustatory* - Tasting items
*Olfactory* - Smelling scents
*Visual* - Seeing things that others do not
Psychosis is a/an __________, not a/an __________, with severe thought disturbance
where reality is __________ and results in personality and behavior being __________.
Correct Answer Symptom
Illness
Impaired
Disorganized
An adolescent who is normally outgoing, social, and interactive with friends begins
spending a lot of time locked in the bedroom, is easily angered and/or cries, and has an
uncharacteristic decline in grades at school. When confronted, the client denies any
change in behavior and believes that "everyone is out to get me." One biological parent
has a history of schizophrenia. The nurse knows that this behavior can be related to
which factor? Correct Answer Signs of early psychotic symptoms that can often be
overlooked.
Which signs and symptoms of psychosis are considered positive or negative? Drag and
drop into the appropriate column. Correct Answer *Positive Symptoms:*
Circumstantiality
Echolalia
Hyperactivity
Somatic delusions
Olfactory hallucinations
Unusual mannerisms
Word salad
, *Negative Symptoms:*
Alogia
Asociality
Avolition
Blunting of affect
Antipsychotic medications are classified as typical and atypical. For each medication
(row), click to specify the class (typical or atypical), warnings, and associated side
effects. Correct Answer *Typical Antipsychotic:*
Loxapine
Flupentixol
Chlorpromazine
Perphenazine
*Atypical Antipsychotic:*
Clozapine
Risperidone
*Black Box Warning:*
Loxapine
Flupentixol
Chlorpromazine
Perphenazine
Clozapine
Risperidone
*Likely to Cause Extrapyramidal Side Effects:*
Loxapine
Flupentixol
Chlorpromazine
Perphenazine
*Less likely to Cause Extrapyramidal Side Effects:*
Clozapine
Risperidone
*Sexual Side Effects:*
Clozapine
Risperidone
*Tremors and/or Spasms:*
Loxapine
Flupentixol
Chlorpromazine
Perphenazine
