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1. 1. Select the development time of symptoms in B. 24-72 hours
neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14
A. 12-24 hours days
B. 24-72 hours Treat with dantrolene or bromocrip-
C. 4-7 days tine
D.10-14 days
2. Select the brain region that shows the greatest C. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical
anatomical abnormalities in abnormalities
schizophrenic patients. hippocampus and amygdala have
A. Hippocampus size decrease
B. Amygdala basal ganglia theoretical due to odd
C. Prefrontal cortex movements
D. Basal ganglia D. per some answers
3. Select the mental function that is most affect- D. Recent memory
ed in mild cognitive impairment.
A. General cognition
B. Activities of daily living
C. Geographic orientation
D. Recent memory
4. Select the time frame for symptoms of schizo- Symptoms are short term lasting at
phreniform disorder. least 1 month but less than 6 months.
A. 2 to 6 weeks p. 342
B. 1 to 5 months
C. 6 to 8 months
D. 1 year
5. Select two comorbid factors common in schiz- obesity, DM, substance use disor-
ophrenic patients ders, complex partial epilepsy, car-
diovascular disease, HIV, COPD
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6. Select the medical condition that occurs less rheumatoid arthritis
frequently in schizophrenic patients than in
the general population
7. Select the percentage of remission that re- p. 354 Approximately 60% will im-
sults from correct antipsychotic drug therapy prove to the extent that they will
of schizophrenic patients achieve remission or only mild symp-
A. 15 toms
B. 30
C. 45
D. 70
8. Select the most distinguishing feature in the worsening after each relapse
course and prognosis of schizophrenia
9. Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic pa- p.339 little impulse control, de-
tients that occur more frequently than in the creased social sensitivity, impulsive
general population. behavior, suicide, violent behavior
10. Select the characteristic that is greater in child- Social withdrawal p. 349 typically qui-
hood than adult onset schizophrenia et introverted, no close friends, may
have sudden onset of ocd
11. Select the most reliable method to make a di- a patient's history is essential for the
agnosis of schizophrenia diagnosis of schizophrenia; clinicians
cannot diagnose schizophrenia sim-
ply by results of a mental status ex-
amination, which may vary.
12. Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% Various studies have reported abnor-
to 85% of schizophrenic patients. mal eye movements in 50 to 85 per-
cent of patients with schizophrenia
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compared with about 25 percent in
psychiatric patients without schizo-
phrenia and fewer than 10 percent
in nonpsychiatrically ill control partic-
ipant. p. 359
13. Select two of the "Four A's" symptoms of schiz- the four As: associations, affect,
ophrenia described by Bleuler autism, and ambivalence
A.
autism
B.
ambivalence
C.
anhedonia
D.
abstract
14. Select the age range for 90% of patients treat- p. 358 90% of patients in treatment
ed for schizophrenia for schizophrenia are between 15 and
55 years old. (peak age of onset
women - 25 to 35, men 10-25). Late
onset refers to over 45. cannabis rais-
es risk by 40%
15. The most common type of hallucination in Auditory
schizophrenia
16. Cognition of patient's with schizophrenia Usually oriented to person, time, and
place. they do have cognitive defi-
ciencies in attention, executive func-
tion, working memory, and episodic
memory
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1. 1. Select the development time of symptoms in B. 24-72 hours
neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
If untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14
A. 12-24 hours days
B. 24-72 hours Treat with dantrolene or bromocrip-
C. 4-7 days tine
D.10-14 days
2. Select the brain region that shows the greatest C. Prefrontal cortex has anatomical
anatomical abnormalities in abnormalities
schizophrenic patients. hippocampus and amygdala have
A. Hippocampus size decrease
B. Amygdala basal ganglia theoretical due to odd
C. Prefrontal cortex movements
D. Basal ganglia D. per some answers
3. Select the mental function that is most affect- D. Recent memory
ed in mild cognitive impairment.
A. General cognition
B. Activities of daily living
C. Geographic orientation
D. Recent memory
4. Select the time frame for symptoms of schizo- Symptoms are short term lasting at
phreniform disorder. least 1 month but less than 6 months.
A. 2 to 6 weeks p. 342
B. 1 to 5 months
C. 6 to 8 months
D. 1 year
5. Select two comorbid factors common in schiz- obesity, DM, substance use disor-
ophrenic patients ders, complex partial epilepsy, car-
diovascular disease, HIV, COPD
, NURS 6635 Final
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_e2e069
6. Select the medical condition that occurs less rheumatoid arthritis
frequently in schizophrenic patients than in
the general population
7. Select the percentage of remission that re- p. 354 Approximately 60% will im-
sults from correct antipsychotic drug therapy prove to the extent that they will
of schizophrenic patients achieve remission or only mild symp-
A. 15 toms
B. 30
C. 45
D. 70
8. Select the most distinguishing feature in the worsening after each relapse
course and prognosis of schizophrenia
9. Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic pa- p.339 little impulse control, de-
tients that occur more frequently than in the creased social sensitivity, impulsive
general population. behavior, suicide, violent behavior
10. Select the characteristic that is greater in child- Social withdrawal p. 349 typically qui-
hood than adult onset schizophrenia et introverted, no close friends, may
have sudden onset of ocd
11. Select the most reliable method to make a di- a patient's history is essential for the
agnosis of schizophrenia diagnosis of schizophrenia; clinicians
cannot diagnose schizophrenia sim-
ply by results of a mental status ex-
amination, which may vary.
12. Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% Various studies have reported abnor-
to 85% of schizophrenic patients. mal eye movements in 50 to 85 per-
cent of patients with schizophrenia
, NURS 6635 Final
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_e2e069
compared with about 25 percent in
psychiatric patients without schizo-
phrenia and fewer than 10 percent
in nonpsychiatrically ill control partic-
ipant. p. 359
13. Select two of the "Four A's" symptoms of schiz- the four As: associations, affect,
ophrenia described by Bleuler autism, and ambivalence
A.
autism
B.
ambivalence
C.
anhedonia
D.
abstract
14. Select the age range for 90% of patients treat- p. 358 90% of patients in treatment
ed for schizophrenia for schizophrenia are between 15 and
55 years old. (peak age of onset
women - 25 to 35, men 10-25). Late
onset refers to over 45. cannabis rais-
es risk by 40%
15. The most common type of hallucination in Auditory
schizophrenia
16. Cognition of patient's with schizophrenia Usually oriented to person, time, and
place. they do have cognitive defi-
ciencies in attention, executive func-
tion, working memory, and episodic
memory
