Psychotic disorder Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

anhedonia - correct answer Is the inability to experience pleasure. This is particularly distressing symptom that compels some clients to attempt suicide. associate looseness - correct answer Thinking is characterized by speech in which ideas shift from one unrelated subject to another. With associative looseness, the individual is unaware that the topics are unconnected. When the condition is severe, speech may be incoherent. (For example, "We wanted to take the bus, but the airport to...

Psyc 430 Quiz 46 of 50 Mood Disorders, Suicide, Schizophrenia, and Psychotic Disorders (GRADED A)

NR 546 Antipsychotics Table Week 3 Assignments. Drug name Indication Target symptoms: state if positive or negative effect Potency (if noted. receptor occupancy if noted) Neurotransmitter(s) affected Half-life (T1/2), metabolism (CYP 450 enzyme) Notable side effects (associate to pathway or NT) Typical antipsychotics (conventional) Haloperidol Target symptoms: Manifestations of psychotic disorders Tics and vocal utterances in Tourette’s Syndrome Second-line treatment of severe beh...

What is the treatment of choice for refractory schizophrenia? A: Haloperidol B: Clozapine C: Risperidone D: Fluphenazine E: Lithium - B: Clozapine has come to be the accepted as the treatment of choice in patients with schizophrenia that is refractory to other treatment methods A 52 year old Caucasian female is brought to the emergency room by her brother who found her unconscious in her living room this afternoon. He reports that this is not the first time that this has happened, and he...

Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology 5th Edition Chapter 1-14 Full Covered Test Bank. Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications TESTBANK/STUDY GUIDE Chapter 1 Chemical neurotransmission MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient with depression mentions to the nurse, My mother says depression is a chemical disorder. What does she mean? The nurses response is based on the theory that depression primarily involves which of the following neurotransmitters?...

NR 546 Midterm Exam Chlorpromazine Thiazide & Pimozide Aripiprazole Correct! Clozapine & Olanzapine Question 2 2 / 2 pts The PMHNP has prescribed chlorpromazine hydrochloride (Thorazine) for a patient with psychosis, and the patient is to continue on the oral medication after discharge from the psychiatric unit. As part of educating the patient about the medication, the PMHNP should advise him or her to avoid: exercise. Correct! sun expos...

Final Exam: NR547/ NR 547 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric-Mental Health Across the Lifespan Practicum Exam Review| Weeks 5-8 Covered| Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers- Chamberlain Q: Suicide in the U.S. Answer: -Approximately 2/3 of clients with depression contemplate suicide • 10-15% die by suicide -Suicide is the second leading cause of death between the ages of 10-24 years -Almost 2 million adolescents attempt suicide each year -One i...

Final Exam NRNP6635 / NRNP 6635 (Latest 2023 / 2024): Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning - Walden 1. Select the psychiatric disorder in which patients refuse mental health care and deny their problems. A. Obsessive compulsive B. Depressive C. Personality D. Anxiety ~ Answer: Personality disorders 2. Select the personality disorder that is assigned to Cluster B in DSM-5-TR. A. Dependent B. Paranoid C. Histrionic D. Schizoid ~ Answer: Cluster B - dramatic ...

ATI RN MENTAL HEALTH 2019 WITH NGN 100% PASS WITH RATIONALES LATEST UPDATES QUESTION AND ANSWERS. A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching? (Select all that apply) A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens." B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression." C. "To assess language ...

Test Bank For Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry 10th Edition by Benjamin J. Sadock, Virginia A. Sadock, Pedro Ruiz 0471, 7, 8018, 1 1. Neural Sciences 2. Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology 3. Contributions of the Psychological Sciences 4. Contributions of the social Sciences 5. Quantitative and Experimental Methods in Psychiatry 6. Theories of Personality and Psychopathology 7. Diagnosis and Psychiatry: Examination of the Psychiatric Patient ...