Exam 2: NUR 2459 Mental and Behavioral Health Nursing Questions
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1. Ideas of refer- Misconstrue trivial events and attach personal signifi-
ence cance to them (believing
that others, who are discussing the next meal, are talking
about them)
2. Persecution Feel singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by
the FBI)
3. Grandeur Believe that they are all powerful and important, like a god
4. Somatic delu- Believe that their body is changing in an unusual way
sions (growing a third arm, rotting from the inside)
5. Jealousy May feel that their spouse is sexually involved with another
individual
6. Being controlled Believe that a force outside their body controls them
7. Thought broad- Believes that their thoughts are heard by others
casting
8. Thought inser- Believe that others' thoughts are being inserted into their
tion mind
9. Thought with- Believes that their thoughts have been removed from their
drawal mind by an
outside agency
10. Religiosity Is obsessed with religious beliefs
11. Flight of ideas Associative loose thoughts. The client repeats sentences,
each sentence relates to another topic
12. Neologisms Made up words that have meaning only to the client
13. Echolalia Repeats words spoken to them
14. Clang associa- Meaningless rhyming words , often forceful , such as , OX
tion , fox, box, and lox.
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, Exam 2: NUR 2459 Mental and Behavioral Health Nursing Questions
with Verified Answers |Latest 2024/2025– Rasmussen.
15. Word salad Words jumbled together with little meaning to the client
16. Tangentiality Train of thought wanders off in another direction, does not
return to initial topic
17. Conventional Target positive symptoms of Schizophrenia
(first-generation)
antipsychotics
18. Atypical Target positive and negative symptoms. Atypical agents
(second-genera- have fewer side effects. Atypical agents treat anxiety, de-
tion) pression, and decrease suicidal behavior.
antipsychotics
19. Metabolic syn- Weight gain, dyslipidemia, altered glucose. Risk of dia-
drome betes, hypertension, atherosclerosis and increase in heart
disease.
20. Signs and Symp- - Change in level of consciousness
toms of Delirium - inattention
- irritability
- increased vital signs
- disturbed sensory perception
22. Signs and Symp- - Forgetfulness
toms of Demen- - Confusion
tia - Forgetting family member
- loss of ADL functioning
-Apraxia
- Amnesia
- Aphasia
- Agnosia
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