EXAM 2024-2025 WITH LATEST
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What are cognitive symptoms of psychotic disorders - ANS--disordered thinking
-inability to make decisions
-poor problem solving ability
-difficult concentrating to perform tasks
-Memory deficits
Misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them, such as believing that others,
who are discussing the next meal, are talking about them - ANS-ideas of reference
Feels singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by FBI) - ANS-Persecution
Believes that she is all powerful and important like a god - ANS-grandeur
,believes that his body is changing in an unusual way, scubas growing a third arm - ANS-somatic
delusions
What are the common pathological personality characteristics in a personality disorders - ANS--
Inflexibility/maladaptive responses to stress
-compulsiveness and lack of social restraint
-inability to emotionally connect in social and professional relationship
-tendency to provoke interpersonal conflict
-ability to merge personal boundaries with others.
the clients disorder meets both the criteria for schizophrenia and depressive or bipolar disorder - ANS-
schizoeffective disorder
The client experiences psychosis within 1 month of substance intoxication or withdrawal. May be caused
by medications intend for therapeutic use - ANS-Substance induced psychotic disorder
Characterized by distrust and suspiciousness toward others based on unfounded beliefs that others
want to harm, exploit, or deceive the person - ANS-Paranoid
May feel that her spouse is sexually involved with another individual - ANS-Jealousy
Believes that a force outside his body is controlling him - ANS-being controlled
believes that her thoughts are heard by others - ANS-thought broacasting
believes that others thoughts are being inserted into his mind - ANS-thought insertion
Believe that her thoughts have been removed form her mind by an outside agency - ANS-thought
withdrawal
is obsessed with religious beliefs - ANS-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 - ANS-flight of ideas
Made up words that have meaning only to the client such as i tranged and flitted. - ANS-neologisms
What are the standardized screen tools for psychotic disorders - ANS--Global assessment of functioning
scale
-scale for assessment of negative symptoms
-brief psychiatric rating scale
-Brief psychiatric rating scale
-abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)
What antidepressants are prescribed for psychotic disorders - ANS-Paxil (Peroxetine)
-monitor for SI
-Notify for deepened depression
-Do not stop abruptly
What are the anxiolytics/ benzo's used for psychotic disorders? - ANS--Ativan (Lorazepam)
-Klonopin
-sedative effects
-need to get blood tests for ANC
-use caution in older adults
What are the personality disorders in cluster A - ANS-(Odd and eccentric traits)
-Paranoid
-Schizoid
-Schizotypal