MENTAL HEALTH SCHIZOPHRENIA
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Schizophrenia has four phases. Which of the following accurately depicts a particular
phase? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-The patient has significant deterioration
with depressive symptoms.
The patient's positive symptoms are improved, but negative symptoms may linger.
The patient is experiencing grandiose delusions and anosognosia.
The patient has signs that are hard to recognize, but include withdrawal, lack of peer
relationships, and poor school performance.
The RAISE approach stands for Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode.
What are the approaches used in RAISE? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-
Personalized treatment plan
Vocational support
Case management
Family education and support
Which of the following patients would be diagnosed with schizophrenia according to
the diagnostic criteria? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-Justin has auditory and
visual hallucinations and flat affect.
Jenny has neologisms and echopraxia.
Jeremy has auditory hallucinations and delusions of reference.
A newly admitted patient, Larry, tells the nurse that he needs to be discharged
because he is in the run for state senator and needs to campaign. Larry then starts
handing out his "Vote for Larry 2022" card to everyone on the unit.What positive
symptom of schizophrenia is the patient experiencing? - ANSWER-What positive
symptom of schizophrenia is the patient experiencing?
Grandiose Delusions
People with delusions of grandeur have an exaggerated feeling of importance,
power, knowledge, or identity. They also may feel like they have a special
relationship with a famous person. Sometime grandiose delusions can be of a
religious nature and can lead to the person thinking they are a deity or religious
leader, such as the Pope.
The nurse, while assessing a newly admitted client, asks, "What brought you in
today, Gloria?" She responds with, "The police."What negative symptom of
schizophrenia is the patient experiencing? - ANSWER-Lack of Abstract Thinking
Abstract thinking becomes impaired in some individuals with schizophrenia and is
part of the negative symptomology. Concrete thinking is defined as a literal
interpretation of the environment and represents regression to earlier level of
cognitive development. For example, the client with schizophrenia would have great
difficulty describing the abstract meaning of sayings such as "I'm climbing the walls"
or "It's raining cats and dogs." They will give very literal answers to questions that
are seeking complex responses.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Schizophrenia has four phases. Which of the following accurately depicts a particular
phase? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-The patient has significant deterioration
with depressive symptoms.
The patient's positive symptoms are improved, but negative symptoms may linger.
The patient is experiencing grandiose delusions and anosognosia.
The patient has signs that are hard to recognize, but include withdrawal, lack of peer
relationships, and poor school performance.
The RAISE approach stands for Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode.
What are the approaches used in RAISE? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-
Personalized treatment plan
Vocational support
Case management
Family education and support
Which of the following patients would be diagnosed with schizophrenia according to
the diagnostic criteria? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-Justin has auditory and
visual hallucinations and flat affect.
Jenny has neologisms and echopraxia.
Jeremy has auditory hallucinations and delusions of reference.
A newly admitted patient, Larry, tells the nurse that he needs to be discharged
because he is in the run for state senator and needs to campaign. Larry then starts
handing out his "Vote for Larry 2022" card to everyone on the unit.What positive
symptom of schizophrenia is the patient experiencing? - ANSWER-What positive
symptom of schizophrenia is the patient experiencing?
Grandiose Delusions
People with delusions of grandeur have an exaggerated feeling of importance,
power, knowledge, or identity. They also may feel like they have a special
relationship with a famous person. Sometime grandiose delusions can be of a
religious nature and can lead to the person thinking they are a deity or religious
leader, such as the Pope.
The nurse, while assessing a newly admitted client, asks, "What brought you in
today, Gloria?" She responds with, "The police."What negative symptom of
schizophrenia is the patient experiencing? - ANSWER-Lack of Abstract Thinking
Abstract thinking becomes impaired in some individuals with schizophrenia and is
part of the negative symptomology. Concrete thinking is defined as a literal
interpretation of the environment and represents regression to earlier level of
cognitive development. For example, the client with schizophrenia would have great
difficulty describing the abstract meaning of sayings such as "I'm climbing the walls"
or "It's raining cats and dogs." They will give very literal answers to questions that
are seeking complex responses.
