NR546 week 3 Quiz 120
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Antipsychotic meds
primarily used for schizophrenia & psychotic disorders
-also used as adjunctive meds for management of tx-resistant depression & other conditions
-not curative
-decrease/control symptoms/improve quality of life
Schizophrenia
a disturbance that must last for 6 months or longer, including at least one month of positive
symptoms or negative symptoms
-neurodevelopmental, brain disorder
-psychological condition involving chronic or repeated episodes of psychosis
cause: combination of genetics and environmental factors
DX: based on clinical interview
Schizophrenia increases the risk of:
suicide
,homeless
jail/prison
psychosis
set of symptoms in which a person's mental capacity, affective response, and capacity to
recognize reality, communicate, and relate to others is impaired
Hallmarks of psychosis
Delusions and hallucinations
-often called the "positive symptoms" of psychosis
-Delusions are fixed beliefs - often bizarre - that have an inadequate rational basis and can't be
changed by rational arguments or evidence to the contrary
-Hallucinations are perceptual experiences of any sensory modality - especially auditory - that
occur without a real external stimulus, yet are vivid and clear, just like normal perceptions, but
not under voluntary control
Symptoms of psychosis:
-hallucinations
-delusions
-disorganized speech
-disorganized behavior
-distortions of reality
-inappropriate or very strong emotions or apathy
-negative symptoms: diminished emotional expression and decreased motivation
,perceptual distortions and motor disturbances can be associated with _________
any type of psychosis.
-Perceptual distortions include being distressed by hallucinatory voices; seeing visions;
reporting hallucinations of touch, taste, or odor; or reporting that familiar things and people
seem changed.
-Motor disturbances are peculiar, rigid postures; overt signs of tension; inappropriate grins or
giggles; peculiar repetitive gestures; talking, muttering, or mumbling to oneself; or glancing
around as if hearing voices.
-paranoid psychosis, the patient has paranoid projections, hostile belligerence, and grandiose
expansiveness. often occurs in schizophrenia and in many drug-induced psychoses
Grandiose expansiveness
exhibiting an attitude of superiority; hearing voices that praise and extol; believing one has
unusual powers or is a well-known personality, or that one has a divine mission, which is often
seen in schizophrenia and in manic psychosis
Psychosis can affect a person's:
-cognition
-affective response
-communication
-capacity to recognize reality
-ability to relate to others
, _________ is a defining feature for some psychotic disorders while other disorders may have a
psychotic component
psychosis
Diagnoses Requiring the Presence of Psychosis
-Schizophrenia
-Substance-induced psychotic disorders
-Schizophreniform disorder
-Shizoafffective disorder
-Delusional disorder
-Brief psychotic disorder
-Psychotic disorder d/t a medical condition
Diagnoses with Psychosis as a Feature
-Mania
-Depression
-Cognitive disorders
-Dementia
schizophrenia: positive symptoms
-hallucinations
-delusions
accurately answered for a
guaranteed pass latest
update 2026
Antipsychotic meds
primarily used for schizophrenia & psychotic disorders
-also used as adjunctive meds for management of tx-resistant depression & other conditions
-not curative
-decrease/control symptoms/improve quality of life
Schizophrenia
a disturbance that must last for 6 months or longer, including at least one month of positive
symptoms or negative symptoms
-neurodevelopmental, brain disorder
-psychological condition involving chronic or repeated episodes of psychosis
cause: combination of genetics and environmental factors
DX: based on clinical interview
Schizophrenia increases the risk of:
suicide
,homeless
jail/prison
psychosis
set of symptoms in which a person's mental capacity, affective response, and capacity to
recognize reality, communicate, and relate to others is impaired
Hallmarks of psychosis
Delusions and hallucinations
-often called the "positive symptoms" of psychosis
-Delusions are fixed beliefs - often bizarre - that have an inadequate rational basis and can't be
changed by rational arguments or evidence to the contrary
-Hallucinations are perceptual experiences of any sensory modality - especially auditory - that
occur without a real external stimulus, yet are vivid and clear, just like normal perceptions, but
not under voluntary control
Symptoms of psychosis:
-hallucinations
-delusions
-disorganized speech
-disorganized behavior
-distortions of reality
-inappropriate or very strong emotions or apathy
-negative symptoms: diminished emotional expression and decreased motivation
,perceptual distortions and motor disturbances can be associated with _________
any type of psychosis.
-Perceptual distortions include being distressed by hallucinatory voices; seeing visions;
reporting hallucinations of touch, taste, or odor; or reporting that familiar things and people
seem changed.
-Motor disturbances are peculiar, rigid postures; overt signs of tension; inappropriate grins or
giggles; peculiar repetitive gestures; talking, muttering, or mumbling to oneself; or glancing
around as if hearing voices.
-paranoid psychosis, the patient has paranoid projections, hostile belligerence, and grandiose
expansiveness. often occurs in schizophrenia and in many drug-induced psychoses
Grandiose expansiveness
exhibiting an attitude of superiority; hearing voices that praise and extol; believing one has
unusual powers or is a well-known personality, or that one has a divine mission, which is often
seen in schizophrenia and in manic psychosis
Psychosis can affect a person's:
-cognition
-affective response
-communication
-capacity to recognize reality
-ability to relate to others
, _________ is a defining feature for some psychotic disorders while other disorders may have a
psychotic component
psychosis
Diagnoses Requiring the Presence of Psychosis
-Schizophrenia
-Substance-induced psychotic disorders
-Schizophreniform disorder
-Shizoafffective disorder
-Delusional disorder
-Brief psychotic disorder
-Psychotic disorder d/t a medical condition
Diagnoses with Psychosis as a Feature
-Mania
-Depression
-Cognitive disorders
-Dementia
schizophrenia: positive symptoms
-hallucinations
-delusions
