NR546 week 3 Test Your Knowledge Quiz 100% Correct
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NR546
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NR546 week 3 Test Your Knowledge Quiz
100% Correct
What is the primary use of antipsychotic medications?
A. To treat anxiety disorders
B. To manage symptoms of depression
C. Primarily used for schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, with additional uses as adjunctive
medications for trea...
NR546 week 3 Test Your Knowledge Quiz 100% Correct What is the primary use of antipsychotic medications? A. To treat anxiety disorders B. To manage symptoms of depression C. Primarily used for schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, with additional uses as adjunctive medications for treatment -resistant depression and other conditions D. To cure mental health disorders ✔✔ **Answer:** C. Primarily used for schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, with additional uses as adjunctive medications for treatment -resistant depression and other conditions What is the characteristic duration of schizophrenia? A. Less than 6 months B. 6 months or longer, including at least one month of positive symptoms or negative symptoms C. 1 year or longer D. Lifelong ✔✔ **Answer:** B. 6 months or longer, including at l east one month of positive symptoms or negative symptoms What are the common risk factors associated with schizophrenia? A. Being a smoker and having a history of substance abuse B. Being homeless and having a history of mental health issues C. Being une mployed and having a history of substance abuse D. Being married and having a history of mental health issues ✔✔ **Answer:** B. Being homeless and having a history of mental health issues What are the key features of psychosis? A. Delusions, hallucinations, and distortions of reality B. Anxiety, depression, and mood swings C. Hallucinations, disorganized speech, and disorganized behavior D. Memory loss, confusion, and agitation ✔✔ **Answer:** A. Delusions, hallucinations, and di stortions of reality perceptual distortions and motor disturbances can be associated with _________ ✔✔any type of psychosis. -Perceptual distortions include being distressed by hallucinatory voices; seeing visions; reporting hallucinations of to uch, taste, or odor; or reporting that familiar things and people seem changed. -Motor disturbances are peculiar, rigid postures; overt signs of tension; inappropriate grins or giggles; peculiar repetitive gestures; talking, muttering, or mumbling to oneself; or glancing around as if hearing voices. -paranoid psychosis, the patient ha s paranoid projections, hostile belligerence, and grandiose expansiveness. often occurs in schizophrenia and in many drug -induced psychoses Grandiose expansiveness ✔✔exhibiting an attitude of superiority; hearing voices that praise and extol; believing on e has unusual powers or is a well -known personality, or that one has a divine mission, which is often seen in schizophrenia and in manic psychosis Psychosis can affect a person's: ✔✔-cognition -affective response -communication -capacity to recognize real ity -ability to relate to others _________ is a defining feature for some psychotic disorders while other disorders may have a psychotic component ✔✔psychosis Diagnoses Requiring the Presence of Psychosis ✔✔-Schizophrenia -Substance -induced psychotic dis orders -Schizophreniform disorder -Shizoafffective disorder -Delusional disorder -Brief psychotic disorder -Psychotic disorder d/t a medical condition Diagnoses with Psychosis as a Feature ✔✔-Mania
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