NURS661 EXAM 1 (Based on
Dr. Stiles Study Guide)
questions with complete
verified solutions
(GUARANTEED SUCCESS)
Symptoms of dystonia - answer Involuntary muscle
contractions that cause repetitive twisting movements.
The condition can affect one part of the body- focal
dystonia; two or more adjacent parts- segmental; or all
parts- general dystonia.
Cervical dystonia- cause head to twist and turn to one
side.
Eyelids- rapid blinking or involuntary spasms
Jaw/tongue- slurred speech, drooling, difficulty chewing
Hand/Forearm- repetitive activity (writers or musicians
dystonia)
Symptoms of aprosodia - answer Neurological condition
characterized by the inability of a person to properly
convey or interpret emotional prosody (ranges of rhythm,
pitch, stress, intonation).
,Differentiate between short term and long-term memory.
Short-term memory is what length of period? - answer 30
seconds to several days
What is an illusion? - answer Distortions of real images or
sensations. Can occur in schizophrenia patients during
active phases but can also occur during the prodromal
phases and during periods of remissions.
What is an hallucination? - answer Any of the five senses
may be affected. The most common are auditory with
voices that are often threatening, obscene, accusatory, or
insulting. Two or more voices may converse among
themselves or a voice may comment on the patient's life
or behavior. Visual are common but tactile olfactory and
gustatory are unusual (their presence should prompt
clinician to consider underlying medical or neurological
disorder).
What is a delusion? - answer May assume persecutory,
grandiose, religious, or somatic forms--fixed beliefs that
do not change.
How is competency determined? - answer Decisional
Capacity; ability to communicate a choice/ability to
understand information necessary for the specific
decision at hand/ ability to appreciate the implications
, and significance of the provided information or the choice
of being made/ ability to reason by weighting the
comparing options as well as consequences of the
potential decision.
Why is an MRI an appropriate study for a dementia
diagnosis? - answer Differentiates between dementia of
Alzheimer's type and vascular dementia.
What is the minimum duration of symptom presentation
to make a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder -
answer GAD is defined as excessive anxiety and worry
about several events or activities for most days during at
least a 6-month period
What is mania? - answer Severe episode of
elevated/euphoric or irritable mood and increased energy
that usually lasts at least a week and severely interferes
with the sufferers ability to function
What is hypomania? - answer It is characterized by
somewhat elevated or irritable mood that may more
mildly interfere with a person's functioning.
Which type of patients could benefit from bright light
therapy? - answer Clients with sleep disorder, shift
Dr. Stiles Study Guide)
questions with complete
verified solutions
(GUARANTEED SUCCESS)
Symptoms of dystonia - answer Involuntary muscle
contractions that cause repetitive twisting movements.
The condition can affect one part of the body- focal
dystonia; two or more adjacent parts- segmental; or all
parts- general dystonia.
Cervical dystonia- cause head to twist and turn to one
side.
Eyelids- rapid blinking or involuntary spasms
Jaw/tongue- slurred speech, drooling, difficulty chewing
Hand/Forearm- repetitive activity (writers or musicians
dystonia)
Symptoms of aprosodia - answer Neurological condition
characterized by the inability of a person to properly
convey or interpret emotional prosody (ranges of rhythm,
pitch, stress, intonation).
,Differentiate between short term and long-term memory.
Short-term memory is what length of period? - answer 30
seconds to several days
What is an illusion? - answer Distortions of real images or
sensations. Can occur in schizophrenia patients during
active phases but can also occur during the prodromal
phases and during periods of remissions.
What is an hallucination? - answer Any of the five senses
may be affected. The most common are auditory with
voices that are often threatening, obscene, accusatory, or
insulting. Two or more voices may converse among
themselves or a voice may comment on the patient's life
or behavior. Visual are common but tactile olfactory and
gustatory are unusual (their presence should prompt
clinician to consider underlying medical or neurological
disorder).
What is a delusion? - answer May assume persecutory,
grandiose, religious, or somatic forms--fixed beliefs that
do not change.
How is competency determined? - answer Decisional
Capacity; ability to communicate a choice/ability to
understand information necessary for the specific
decision at hand/ ability to appreciate the implications
, and significance of the provided information or the choice
of being made/ ability to reason by weighting the
comparing options as well as consequences of the
potential decision.
Why is an MRI an appropriate study for a dementia
diagnosis? - answer Differentiates between dementia of
Alzheimer's type and vascular dementia.
What is the minimum duration of symptom presentation
to make a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder -
answer GAD is defined as excessive anxiety and worry
about several events or activities for most days during at
least a 6-month period
What is mania? - answer Severe episode of
elevated/euphoric or irritable mood and increased energy
that usually lasts at least a week and severely interferes
with the sufferers ability to function
What is hypomania? - answer It is characterized by
somewhat elevated or irritable mood that may more
mildly interfere with a person's functioning.
Which type of patients could benefit from bright light
therapy? - answer Clients with sleep disorder, shift
