Unit 3&4 (Exam 2) NUR 1520 graded A
with complete solutions
4 Phases of Schizophrenia - correct answer1) Premorbid Phase (before the disease=0 symptoms, or may
be subtle like being bad at school [children and adolescence])
2) Prodromal Phase (social withdrawal, Issues with day to day living, less than five years, happens to 80-
90% diagnosed with schizo)
3) Schizophrenia (+/- symptoms, full diagnosis has to last 6 months or go back for more treatment within
6 months)
4) Residual Phase (no more positive symptoms, negative only)
Possible causes of schizophrenia - correct answer-Genetics (if 1 parent has it 18% the child will, if 2
parents have it 50% chance the child will)
-Biochemical dysfunction (brain has enlarged ventricles)
-Brain structure abnormality (closed head injury can trigger)
-Virus in utero
-poor maternal nutrition during pregancy
Prognosis of schizophrenia - correct answer1/3 of the population that has schizophrenia will receive
treatment via medication and therapy and can function normally.
1/3 of population will relapse (from stop taking medications, or from efficacy decreasing)
1/3 of population will remain severely handicapped
Cost of schizophrenia (yearly) - correct answer$33 billion (direct and indirect)
% of the population diagnosed with schizophrenia - correct answer1% (all races and socioeconomic
status')
What % of people diagnosed with schizophrenia have a coexisting disorder? What disorders? - correct
answer85%
substance abuse, alcohol abuse, marijuana abuse, depression, and/or anxiety
,Unit 3&4 (Exam 2) NUR 1520 graded A
with complete solutions
What increased neurotransmitters are associated with schizophrenia? - correct answerincreased
dopamine (causing delusions and hallucinations) and increased serotonin
What is the life expectancy of a schizophrenic? - correct answer60 years old
What is schizophrenia? - correct answerA thought disorder
What action do medications take to help control symptoms of schizophrenia? - correct answerthey block
dopamine receptors
What is schizophreniform? - correct answer1st episode (6 months)
What do we worry about for people with schizophrenia? - correct answer-suicide (1/3 of population will
attempt)
-jail
-HIV
-substance abuse
-depression
-anxiety
What to assess for in a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia: - correct answer-thought and perceptual
disturbances
-affective disturbances
-behavioral and body disturbances
-neurocognitive disturbances
Magical thinking - correct answer"I wished it would happen, so it did"
childish
, Unit 3&4 (Exam 2) NUR 1520 graded A
with complete solutions
Loose associations - correct answerthoughts do not connect, they dont flow (thoughts mixed up)
circumstantiality - correct answertalking in circles, but eventually answer the question
tangentialitty - correct answeroff on a tangent, but does not ever get to answering the question
thought blocking - correct answerforgetting what you were thinking mid sentence.
Interruption of the train of speech before a thought or idea has been completed, after a period of
silence, which may last seconds to minutes, the person indications that they cannnot recall what they
have been saying or were trying to say. Not the same as temporarily forgetting a word or name
poverty of thought - correct answernothing going on in the mind (empty headed)
delusions - correct answer-paranoid (the FBI is after them)
-religious (I am god)
-jealously (their being cheated on)
-grandeur (i have super powers)
-somatic (i have no stomach)
-nihilistic (theme of death or non-existence:you are dead inside, believing you are being controlled, i.e.
your thoughts, impulses, or actions are not your own, but instead being controlled by another force))
ideas of reference - correct answerHave a theme that events, objects, or people in the immediate
environment have a particular and unusual meaning specific to them (sees someone whispering and the
assume its about them, even though they cant hear)
thought insertion - correct answersomeone is putting those thoughts in their brain
thought broadcasting - correct answersomeone can read their mind
with complete solutions
4 Phases of Schizophrenia - correct answer1) Premorbid Phase (before the disease=0 symptoms, or may
be subtle like being bad at school [children and adolescence])
2) Prodromal Phase (social withdrawal, Issues with day to day living, less than five years, happens to 80-
90% diagnosed with schizo)
3) Schizophrenia (+/- symptoms, full diagnosis has to last 6 months or go back for more treatment within
6 months)
4) Residual Phase (no more positive symptoms, negative only)
Possible causes of schizophrenia - correct answer-Genetics (if 1 parent has it 18% the child will, if 2
parents have it 50% chance the child will)
-Biochemical dysfunction (brain has enlarged ventricles)
-Brain structure abnormality (closed head injury can trigger)
-Virus in utero
-poor maternal nutrition during pregancy
Prognosis of schizophrenia - correct answer1/3 of the population that has schizophrenia will receive
treatment via medication and therapy and can function normally.
1/3 of population will relapse (from stop taking medications, or from efficacy decreasing)
1/3 of population will remain severely handicapped
Cost of schizophrenia (yearly) - correct answer$33 billion (direct and indirect)
% of the population diagnosed with schizophrenia - correct answer1% (all races and socioeconomic
status')
What % of people diagnosed with schizophrenia have a coexisting disorder? What disorders? - correct
answer85%
substance abuse, alcohol abuse, marijuana abuse, depression, and/or anxiety
,Unit 3&4 (Exam 2) NUR 1520 graded A
with complete solutions
What increased neurotransmitters are associated with schizophrenia? - correct answerincreased
dopamine (causing delusions and hallucinations) and increased serotonin
What is the life expectancy of a schizophrenic? - correct answer60 years old
What is schizophrenia? - correct answerA thought disorder
What action do medications take to help control symptoms of schizophrenia? - correct answerthey block
dopamine receptors
What is schizophreniform? - correct answer1st episode (6 months)
What do we worry about for people with schizophrenia? - correct answer-suicide (1/3 of population will
attempt)
-jail
-HIV
-substance abuse
-depression
-anxiety
What to assess for in a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia: - correct answer-thought and perceptual
disturbances
-affective disturbances
-behavioral and body disturbances
-neurocognitive disturbances
Magical thinking - correct answer"I wished it would happen, so it did"
childish
, Unit 3&4 (Exam 2) NUR 1520 graded A
with complete solutions
Loose associations - correct answerthoughts do not connect, they dont flow (thoughts mixed up)
circumstantiality - correct answertalking in circles, but eventually answer the question
tangentialitty - correct answeroff on a tangent, but does not ever get to answering the question
thought blocking - correct answerforgetting what you were thinking mid sentence.
Interruption of the train of speech before a thought or idea has been completed, after a period of
silence, which may last seconds to minutes, the person indications that they cannnot recall what they
have been saying or were trying to say. Not the same as temporarily forgetting a word or name
poverty of thought - correct answernothing going on in the mind (empty headed)
delusions - correct answer-paranoid (the FBI is after them)
-religious (I am god)
-jealously (their being cheated on)
-grandeur (i have super powers)
-somatic (i have no stomach)
-nihilistic (theme of death or non-existence:you are dead inside, believing you are being controlled, i.e.
your thoughts, impulses, or actions are not your own, but instead being controlled by another force))
ideas of reference - correct answerHave a theme that events, objects, or people in the immediate
environment have a particular and unusual meaning specific to them (sees someone whispering and the
assume its about them, even though they cant hear)
thought insertion - correct answersomeone is putting those thoughts in their brain
thought broadcasting - correct answersomeone can read their mind
