RETAKE TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What are cognitive symptoms of psychotic disorders. Answer: -
disordered thinking
-inability to make decisions
-poor problem solving ability
-difficult concentrating to perform tasks
-Memory deficits
⩥ Feels singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by FBI).
Answer: Persecution
⩥ Believes that she is all powerful and important like a god. Answer:
grandeur
⩥ believes that his body is changing in an unusual way, scubas growing
a third arm. Answer: somatic delusions
⩥ May feel that her spouse is sexually involved with another individual.
Answer: Jealousy
,⩥ Believes that a force outside his body is controlling him. Answer:
being controlled
⩥ believes that her thoughts are heard by others. Answer: thought
broacasting
⩥ believes that others thoughts are being inserted into his mind. Answer:
thought insertion
⩥ Believe that her thoughts have been removed form her mind by an
outside agency. Answer: thought withdrawal
⩥ is obsessed with religious beliefs. Answer: religiosity
⩥ The client may say sentence after sentence but each sentence may
relate to another topic and the listeniner is bale to follow the clients
thoughts. Answer: flight of ideas
⩥ Made up words that have meaning only to the client such as i tranged
and flitted.. Answer: neologisms
⩥ What are the standardized screen tools for psychotic disorders.
Answer: -Global assessment of functioning scale
-scale for assessment of negative symptoms
, -Brief psychiatric rating scale
-abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)
⩥ What antidepressants are prescribed for psychotic disorders. Answer:
paroxetine (Paxil)
-monitor for SI
-Notify for deepened depression
-Do not stop abruptly
⩥ What are the anxiolytics/ bento's used for psychotic disorders?.
Answer: -lorazepam (Ativan)
-clonazepam (Klonopin)
-sedative effects
-need to get blood tests for ANC
-use caution in older adults
⩥ What are the personality disorders in cluster A. Answer: (Odd and
eccentric traits)
-Paranoid
-Schizoid
-Schizotypal