NUR2459 Mental Health Exam 2
Somatic delusions
Believe that their body is changing in an unusual way (growing a third arm, rotting from
the inside)
Jealousy
May feel that their spouse is sexually involved with another individual
Being controlled
Believe that a force outside their body controls them
Thought broadcasting
Believes that their thoughts are heard by others
Thought insertion
Believe that others' thoughts are being inserted into their mind
Thought withdrawal
Believes that their thoughts have been removed from their mind by an
outside agency
Religiosity
Is obsessed with religious beliefs
deas of reference
Misconstrue trivial events and attach personal significance to them (believing
that others, who are discussing the next meal, are talking about them)
Persecution
Feel singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by the FBI)
, Grandeur
Believe that they are all powerful and important, like a god
Flight of ideas
Associative loose thoughts. The client repeats sentences, each sentence relates to
another topic
Neologisms
Made up words that have meaning only to the client
Echolalia
Repeats words spoken to them
Clang association
Meaningless rhyming words , often forceful , such as , OX , fox, box, and lox.
Word salad
Words jumbled together with little meaning to the client
Tangentiality
Train of thought wanders off in another direction, does not return to initial topic
Conventional (first-generation) antipsychotics
Target positive symptoms of Schizophrenia
Atypical (second-generation) antipsychotics
Target positive and negative symptoms. Atypical agents have fewer side effects.
Atypical agents treat anxiety, depression, and decrease suicidal behavior.
Metabolic syndrome
Weight gain, dyslipidemia, altered glucose. Risk of diabetes, hypertension,
atherosclerosis and increase in heart disease.
Somatic delusions
Believe that their body is changing in an unusual way (growing a third arm, rotting from
the inside)
Jealousy
May feel that their spouse is sexually involved with another individual
Being controlled
Believe that a force outside their body controls them
Thought broadcasting
Believes that their thoughts are heard by others
Thought insertion
Believe that others' thoughts are being inserted into their mind
Thought withdrawal
Believes that their thoughts have been removed from their mind by an
outside agency
Religiosity
Is obsessed with religious beliefs
deas of reference
Misconstrue trivial events and attach personal significance to them (believing
that others, who are discussing the next meal, are talking about them)
Persecution
Feel singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by the FBI)
, Grandeur
Believe that they are all powerful and important, like a god
Flight of ideas
Associative loose thoughts. The client repeats sentences, each sentence relates to
another topic
Neologisms
Made up words that have meaning only to the client
Echolalia
Repeats words spoken to them
Clang association
Meaningless rhyming words , often forceful , such as , OX , fox, box, and lox.
Word salad
Words jumbled together with little meaning to the client
Tangentiality
Train of thought wanders off in another direction, does not return to initial topic
Conventional (first-generation) antipsychotics
Target positive symptoms of Schizophrenia
Atypical (second-generation) antipsychotics
Target positive and negative symptoms. Atypical agents have fewer side effects.
Atypical agents treat anxiety, depression, and decrease suicidal behavior.
Metabolic syndrome
Weight gain, dyslipidemia, altered glucose. Risk of diabetes, hypertension,
atherosclerosis and increase in heart disease.
