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Mental Health Exam 3 - Arizona College of Nursing | Questions & Answers (100 %Score)
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Anhedonia - a diminished ability to experience pleasure



Anosognosia - A patient's inability to realize that he or she is ill, which is caused by the illness itself.



Catatonia - a state of unresponsiveness to one's outside environment, usually including muscle rigidity,
staring, and inability to communicate



Circumstantiality - Speech that is delayed in reaching the point and contains excessive or irrelevant
details

Think "circle"



Clang Association - Meaningless rhyming of words

Non-sensical



Delusions - Incorrect interpretation of reality

Still believes false reality (delusion) even if given proof/presented with reality



Echolalia - The uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words or phrases spoken by another person



Echopraxia - Mimicking the movements of another



Extrapyramidal symptoms - Side effects of antipsychotic medications that affect a person's gait,
movement, or posture

"movement problems"

Use AIMS scale to assess



Gynecomastia - Abnormal development of breast tissue in males

, Risperidone

Alcohol, Amphetamines, etc



Hallucinations - False sensory experiences. can effect any of the 5 senses



Illusion - When something that is actually there is being misinterpreted

Ex. seeing a care pass by in the corner of your eye and thinking it's a bear



Loose association - A common thinking disturbance in schizophrenia, characterized by rapid shifts from
one topic of conversation to another. Topics have little in common



Magical thinking - ideas that one's thoughts or behaviors have control over specific situations

Ex. wearing a lucky jersey because you think it'll help your favorite sports team win



Neologism - new word or expression

only holds meaning to the person who created it



Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Life-threatening adverse reaction to antipsychotics

Typically in 1st gen

Symptoms include a rapidly increased temperature, abnormal HR, & muscle rigidity



Paranoid delusions - characterized by beliefs that others are out to harm them

persecutory



Perservation - The tendency to persevere in, or stick to, one thought or action for a long time.

Hyper fixation on a topic, extremely difficult to redirect the patient to switch topics



Social Skills Training - A therapy approach that helps people learn or improve social skills and
assertiveness through role playing and rehearsing of desirable behaviors

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