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(Solved) NURS 6630 Week 7 Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia
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Pakistani Woman with Delusional Thought Processes



Emily BSN

Walden University

COURSE 6630




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Pakistani Woman with Delusional Thought Processes

Schizophrenia occurs from abnormal activities in dopamine receptor sites affecting

dopamine pathways and neurotransmitters, including glutamate, dopamine, and serotonin (Patel

et al. 2014). Schizophrenia is a mental illness where paranoia is one of the symptoms relating to

how patients process their thoughts and respond to stimuli (Pinkham et al., 2016). Paranoia

affects patients' social cognition, causing impairments, including blaming others, hostility to

others, lack of trust, and withdrawal with African American patients. It shows paranoid

symptoms, agitation, and suspicious behaviors compared to other races (Pinkham et al., 2016).

According to Patel et al. (2014), Schizophrenia leads to disability in patients due to negative

symptoms and lack of cognition, including altered working memory, attention deficit, and

limited executive function. The authors noted that low dopamine levels cause negative symptoms

and deficiency in comprehension with etiology of environment and social factors, genetics, and

pregnancy complications.

A case of 34 years old female of Pakistani origin moved to the US in her late 20's and is

currently in arranged marriage with her husband when she was nine years old. She presents to

the clinic following 21 days of hospitalization with a "brief psychotic disorder" (Laureate

Education, 2020b). The hospital review indicated that she got medical work done by a physician

reporting good health and labs were within the standard limit. Patient reports stopping to take

prescribed Risperdal a week ago after hospital discharge because she thought the husband would

poison her to marry an American woman (Laureate Education, 2020b). Upon mental exam in the

clinic, the patient is awake, alert, oriented, and dressed appropriately for time and weather. Her

speech is slow and interrupted by periods of silence with self-report of euthymic mood, denies




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