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NURS 222: Mental Health-
Schizophrenia Spectrum/ Psychotic
Disorders (Week 2) Questions and
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
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Schizophrenia (onset & critereia) Ans: Typical
onset: late teens-early 20s
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Individual has at least 1 severe psychotic
symptom lasting at least 6 months
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Schizophrenia (Extreme difficulty with...) Ans:
They will have:
Self-care (decreased)
Difficulty w/ interpersonal relationships
Inability to work
Schizophrenia (Etiology) Ans: Chemical
imbalance
-diathesis & stress
Biological predispositions
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Schizophrenia (Prevalence) Ans: Prevalence of
schizophrenia is 1% worldwide
3.5 million persons in the US
No difference related to:
-Race
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-Social status
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Prodromal Phase Ans: Social awkwardness
Loneliness/depression
New anxieties/phobias/obsessions
Subtle changes in personality
Schizophrenia (Difference between positive and
negative symptoms) Ans: Positive symptoms are
behavior that is normally not present compared
to behavior that should be present
Schizophrenia (Types of symptoms) Ans:
Positive
, 3
Negative
Cognitive
Affective
Schizophrenia (Positive symptoms) Ans:
Manifestation of things that are not normally
present. These are the most easily identified
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manifestations
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Hallucinations
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Delusions
+Paranoia
Alterations in speech (bizarre)
Bizarre behavior, such as walking backward
constantly
Schizophrenia (Negative symptoms) Ans:
Absence of things that are normally present.
These manifestations are more difficult to treat
successfully than positive symptoms
Apathy/anhedonia-indifferent
NURS 222: Mental Health-
Schizophrenia Spectrum/ Psychotic
Disorders (Week 2) Questions and
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
Already Graded A+
Schizophrenia (onset & critereia) Ans: Typical
onset: late teens-early 20s
© 2025 Assignment
Guru01 - Stuvia
Individual has at least 1 severe psychotic
symptom lasting at least 6 months
Expert
Schizophrenia (Extreme difficulty with...) Ans:
They will have:
Self-care (decreased)
Difficulty w/ interpersonal relationships
Inability to work
Schizophrenia (Etiology) Ans: Chemical
imbalance
-diathesis & stress
Biological predispositions
, 2
Schizophrenia (Prevalence) Ans: Prevalence of
schizophrenia is 1% worldwide
3.5 million persons in the US
No difference related to:
-Race
© 2025 Assignment
-Social status
Guru01 - Stuvia
-Culture
Expert
Prodromal Phase Ans: Social awkwardness
Loneliness/depression
New anxieties/phobias/obsessions
Subtle changes in personality
Schizophrenia (Difference between positive and
negative symptoms) Ans: Positive symptoms are
behavior that is normally not present compared
to behavior that should be present
Schizophrenia (Types of symptoms) Ans:
Positive
, 3
Negative
Cognitive
Affective
Schizophrenia (Positive symptoms) Ans:
Manifestation of things that are not normally
present. These are the most easily identified
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manifestations
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Hallucinations
Expert
Delusions
+Paranoia
Alterations in speech (bizarre)
Bizarre behavior, such as walking backward
constantly
Schizophrenia (Negative symptoms) Ans:
Absence of things that are normally present.
These manifestations are more difficult to treat
successfully than positive symptoms
Apathy/anhedonia-indifferent
