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NURS 6635 NRNP 6635 FINAL EXAM
NEWEST 300 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
WALDEN UNIVERSITY
QUESTION: Select two of the "Four A's" symptoms of schizophrenia described by Bleuler
A.
autism
B.
ambivalence
C.
anhedonia
D.
abstract - ANSWER-the four As: associations, affect, autism, and ambivalence
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QUESTION: Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and prognosis of schizophrenia
- ANSWER-worsening after each relapse
QUESTION: Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than
in the general population. - ANSWER-p.339 little impulse control, decreased social sensitivity,
impulsive behavior, suicide, violent behavior
QUESTION: Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia
- ANSWER-Social withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted, no close friends, may have
sudden onset of ocd
QUESTION: Select the most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia - ANSWER-a
patient's history is essential for the diagnosis of schizophrenia; clinicians cannot diagnose
schizophrenia simply by results of a mental status examination, which may vary.
QUESTION: Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients. -
ANSWER-Various studies have reported abnormal eye movements in 50 to 85 percent of
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patients with schizophrenia compared with about 25 percent in psychiatric patients without
schizophrenia and fewer than 10 percent in nonpsychiatrically ill control participant. p. 359
QUESTION: Select the age range for 90% of patients treated for schizophrenia - ANSWER-p. 358
90% of patients in treatment for schizophrenia are between 15 and 55 years old. (peak age of
onset women - 25 to 35, men 10-25). Late onset refers to over 45. cannabis raises risk by 40%
QUESTION: The most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia - ANSWER-Auditory
QUESTION: Cognition of patient's with schizophrenia - ANSWER-Usually oriented to person,
time, and place. they do have cognitive deficiencies in attention, executive function, working
memory, and episodic memory
QUESTION: leading cause of premature death in schizphrenia? - ANSWER-Suicide
QUESTION: Positive and negative syndrome scale (PANNS)
Brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS)
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EPS symptoms - Simpson angus scale (SAS), Abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS),
Barnes akathisia rating scale (BARS) - ANSWER-diagnostic and rating scales for schizophrenia
QUESTION: What percentage of schizophrenia patients have substance use disorder throughout
lifetime? - ANSWER-74%
QUESTION: neurotransmitters involved in schziophrenia - ANSWER-excessive dopamine =
positive symptoms
increased glutamate = overexcites brain
decreased gaba = reduces neuron excitability
decreased muscarinic and nicotinic receptors = dec cognition
Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
A. 12-24 hours
B. 24-72 hours
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NURS 6635 NRNP 6635 FINAL EXAM
NEWEST 300 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
WALDEN UNIVERSITY
QUESTION: Select two of the "Four A's" symptoms of schizophrenia described by Bleuler
A.
autism
B.
ambivalence
C.
anhedonia
D.
abstract - ANSWER-the four As: associations, affect, autism, and ambivalence
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QUESTION: Select the most distinguishing feature in the course and prognosis of schizophrenia
- ANSWER-worsening after each relapse
QUESTION: Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than
in the general population. - ANSWER-p.339 little impulse control, decreased social sensitivity,
impulsive behavior, suicide, violent behavior
QUESTION: Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia
- ANSWER-Social withdrawal p. 349 typically quiet introverted, no close friends, may have
sudden onset of ocd
QUESTION: Select the most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia - ANSWER-a
patient's history is essential for the diagnosis of schizophrenia; clinicians cannot diagnose
schizophrenia simply by results of a mental status examination, which may vary.
QUESTION: Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients. -
ANSWER-Various studies have reported abnormal eye movements in 50 to 85 percent of
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patients with schizophrenia compared with about 25 percent in psychiatric patients without
schizophrenia and fewer than 10 percent in nonpsychiatrically ill control participant. p. 359
QUESTION: Select the age range for 90% of patients treated for schizophrenia - ANSWER-p. 358
90% of patients in treatment for schizophrenia are between 15 and 55 years old. (peak age of
onset women - 25 to 35, men 10-25). Late onset refers to over 45. cannabis raises risk by 40%
QUESTION: The most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia - ANSWER-Auditory
QUESTION: Cognition of patient's with schizophrenia - ANSWER-Usually oriented to person,
time, and place. they do have cognitive deficiencies in attention, executive function, working
memory, and episodic memory
QUESTION: leading cause of premature death in schizphrenia? - ANSWER-Suicide
QUESTION: Positive and negative syndrome scale (PANNS)
Brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS)
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EPS symptoms - Simpson angus scale (SAS), Abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS),
Barnes akathisia rating scale (BARS) - ANSWER-diagnostic and rating scales for schizophrenia
QUESTION: What percentage of schizophrenia patients have substance use disorder throughout
lifetime? - ANSWER-74%
QUESTION: neurotransmitters involved in schziophrenia - ANSWER-excessive dopamine =
positive symptoms
increased glutamate = overexcites brain
decreased gaba = reduces neuron excitability
decreased muscarinic and nicotinic receptors = dec cognition
Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
A. 12-24 hours
B. 24-72 hours
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