Exam 2 NUR 2459 / NUR2459 (Latest 2023 /
2024) Mental and Behavioral Health Nursing
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- Signs and Symptoms of Schizophrenia
-Postivie symptoms
-Negative symptoms
-Cognitive symptoms
-Mood symptoms
-Grossly disorganized for catatonic behavior
-Characterological symptoms - Positive symptoms of Schizophrenia
-delusions
-hallucinations
-perceptions that are not reality based
-bizarre behavior
-Catatonia (abnormal movement)
-Formal thought disorder - Negative symptoms of Schizophrenia
-Apathy (lack of interest)
-Avolition (Lack of motivation)
-Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure in activities)
-Anergia (lack of energy)
-Blunted or flat affect
-Thought blocking (stops talking mid sentence and remains silent)
-Poverty and speech content- brief answers, one syllable word answers
-Social withdrawal - Cognitive symptoms of Schizophrenia
-Inability to understand and process information, trouble focusing attention, problems with
working memory, inability to use language appropriately (reason why they have trouble in
social/occupational experiences). - Mood symptoms of Schizophrenia
-Depression
-Anxiety
-Dysphoria (feeling uneasy, unhappy or unwell)
-Suicide
-Demoralization - Characterological symptoms
-Isolated or alienated from others
-Deep feelings of inadequacy
-Poorly developed social skills - Alterations in speech: Associate Looseness
-Missing threads that tie one thought to another. –Thinking is illogical and confused - Alterations in speech: Neologisms
-Made up words that make sense to the person. Ex: I want all the “vetchkisses” to to leave the
room. - Alterations in speech: Echolalia
-Repeating of another’s words by imitation and is often seen in people with catatonia. - Alterations in speech: Clang association
-Meaningless rhyming of words often in a forceful manner. Ex: On the track, have a big mac, or
get the sack. - Alterations in speech: Word salad
- A jumble of words that are meaningless to the listener.
- Treatment focus of Schizophrenia during Phase I
-Crisis intervention
-Acute symptom stabilization (medication)
-Safety - Treatment focus of Schizophrenia during Phase II
-Understanding and acceptance of illness - Treatment focus of Schizophrenia during Phase III
-Social, vocational and self care skills
-Learning or relearning
-Identification of realistic expectations