Chapter 17 - Unit 2

Question 1

Psychosis is not a diagnosis but a symptom. T/F?

Answer 1

True!

Question 2

Schizophrenia - not on a spectrum. T/F?

Answer 2

FALSE - it is on a spectrum.

Question 3

Depressive symptoms can occur frequently in schizophrenia. T/F?

Answer 3

True!

Question 4

Prodromal phase - what happens here?

Answer 4

This is when there are some symptoms, including social withdrawal and depression. There’s some thinking problems, too.

Question 5

Acute Phase - what happens here?

Answer 5

This is the full blown positive-symptom filled part.

Question 6

Stabilization Phase - what happens here?

Answer 6

Symptoms decrease.

Question 7

Maintenance Phase - what happens here?

Answer 7

Remission.

Question 8

Delusions - def

Answer 8

false/fixed beliefs that cannot be corrected by reasoning.

Question 9

Thought broadcasting - def

Answer 9

belief that one’s thoughts can be heard by others.

Question 10

Thought insertion - def

Answer 10

belief that thoughts of others are being inserted into one’s mind.

Question 11

Thought withdrawal - def

Answer 11

belief that thoughts have been removed from one’s mind by an outside agency.

Question 12

Concrete thinking - def

Answer 12

You think super literally.

Question 13

What happens in associative looseness?

Answer 13

Thinking becomes haphazard, illogical and confused.

Question 14

Neologisms - def

Answer 14

words that have special meaning for the person

Question 15

Echolalia - def

Answer 15

repeating of another person’s words by imitation.

Question 16

Exchopraxia - def

Answer 16

Mimicking of the movements of another person.

Question 17

Clang association - def

Answer 17

meaningless rhyming of words, often in a forceful manner.

Question 18

Word salad - def

Answer 18

jumble of words that is meaningless.

Question 19

Hallucinations - def

Answer 19

sensory perceptions for which no extern stimulus exists.

Question 20

Stereotyped behavior - def

Answer 20

motor patterns that originally had meaning to the person, but are now just mechanical and lack a purpose - like cleaning the floor.

Question 21

Catatonia - def

Answer 21

Extreme abnormal motor behavior, typically nothing!

Question 22

During the acute phase, what is one of the biggest goals?

Answer 22

SAFETY!

Question 23

What are goals for the patient during the maintenance phase?

Answer 23

It focuses on stabilizations and medication regimens.

Question 24

How should nurses approach a patient with hallucinations?

Answer 24

They should be calm, non-judgmental, etc.

Question 25

Second Generation Antipsychotics - generally safer, but can cause metabolic problems. T/F?

Answer 25

True!