NSG322 Final Exam: Questions With Solutions
(Rated A+)
Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia Correct Answer -
delusions and hallucinations, thought and speech disturbances,
catatonia
Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia (9) Correct Answer - flat
affect
alogia - can't think/talk
avolition - loss of motivation
apathy - lack of caring
angergia - little to no energy
anhedonia - little to no pleasure
asociality - social isolation
attention deficits
anosognosia - denial of the illness
hallucinations Correct Answer - false sensory experiences,
such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual
stimulus
(auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory, gustatory)
illusions Correct Answer - misperceptions of real external
stimuli
derealization Correct Answer - situation in which the
individual loses a sense of the reality of the external world
Depersonalization Correct Answer - nonspecific feeling of lost
identity
Delusion Correct Answer - false belief (conspiracies)
, Echolalia Correct Answer - meaningless repetition of another
person's spoken words.
exhopraxia Correct Answer - mimicking the movements of
another
word salad Correct Answer - jumbled words
neogolism Correct Answer - made up words
associative looseness Correct Answer - illogical thinking
clang associations Correct Answer - meaningless rhythmic
patterns
waxy flexibility Correct Answer - maintenance of posture or
position over time even when it is awkward or uncomfortable
Stupor Correct Answer - a state of near-unconsciousness or
insensibility
What neurotransmitters are associated with Schizophrenia?
Correct Answer - Dopamine, Serotonin and Glutamate
Phases of Schizophrenia: Prodromal Phase Correct Answer -
pre-psychotic phase of illness
phase of Schizophrenia: Acute Phase 1 Correct Answer -
inpatient stabilization. Meds + interventions
What is the goal for Acute Phase 1 of Schizophrenia? Correct
Answer - crisis management
(Rated A+)
Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia Correct Answer -
delusions and hallucinations, thought and speech disturbances,
catatonia
Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia (9) Correct Answer - flat
affect
alogia - can't think/talk
avolition - loss of motivation
apathy - lack of caring
angergia - little to no energy
anhedonia - little to no pleasure
asociality - social isolation
attention deficits
anosognosia - denial of the illness
hallucinations Correct Answer - false sensory experiences,
such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual
stimulus
(auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory, gustatory)
illusions Correct Answer - misperceptions of real external
stimuli
derealization Correct Answer - situation in which the
individual loses a sense of the reality of the external world
Depersonalization Correct Answer - nonspecific feeling of lost
identity
Delusion Correct Answer - false belief (conspiracies)
, Echolalia Correct Answer - meaningless repetition of another
person's spoken words.
exhopraxia Correct Answer - mimicking the movements of
another
word salad Correct Answer - jumbled words
neogolism Correct Answer - made up words
associative looseness Correct Answer - illogical thinking
clang associations Correct Answer - meaningless rhythmic
patterns
waxy flexibility Correct Answer - maintenance of posture or
position over time even when it is awkward or uncomfortable
Stupor Correct Answer - a state of near-unconsciousness or
insensibility
What neurotransmitters are associated with Schizophrenia?
Correct Answer - Dopamine, Serotonin and Glutamate
Phases of Schizophrenia: Prodromal Phase Correct Answer -
pre-psychotic phase of illness
phase of Schizophrenia: Acute Phase 1 Correct Answer -
inpatient stabilization. Meds + interventions
What is the goal for Acute Phase 1 of Schizophrenia? Correct
Answer - crisis management
