Disorders NCLEX Questions and

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Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders NCLEX Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

A client with schizophrenia is showing signs of poor hygiene and social withdrawal. These are

best described as:

• Positive symptoms
• Cognitive symptoms

✔✔C. Negative symptoms

• Affective symptoms

A nurse is assessing a client who believes their food is being poisoned. This is an example of:

• Hallucination
• Magical thinking

✔✔C. Paranoid delusion

• Loose association

A client with schizophrenia is being discharged. What instruction is most important to include? 1 / 3

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• Avoid eating after 6 p.m.

✔✔B. Take medications exactly as prescribed

• Increase exercise immediately
• Limit all social contact

A client suddenly begins repeating everything the nurse says. What is this called?

• Neologism

✔✔B. Echolalia

• Word salad
• Clang association

Which statement by a client suggests the presence of a delusion?✔✔A. "The TV is sending me secret codes."

• "I sometimes hear music when I fall asleep."
• "I don’t feel like eating today."
• "I'm having trouble remembering names."

A client says, “Rain pain train gain.” This is an example of: 2 / 3

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✔✔A. Clang association

• Word salad
• Echopraxia
• Delusional speech

What is the priority nursing action when a client reports hearing voices telling them to harm others?✔✔A. Initiate safety protocols and notify the provider

• Distract the client with music
• Offer PRN medication immediately
• Encourage the client to ignore the voices

Which of the following best describes a “word salad”?

• Repetition of words
• Made-up new words
• Words linked by rhyme

✔✔D. Jumbled, incoherent words without meaning

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