Exam 3: NU 160 NU160 Latest

Exam 3: NU 160 / NU160 (Latest

Update 2025 / 2026) Mental Health Concepts | Questions with Verified Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen

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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

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A serious and potentially fatal side effect with unstable vital signs, fever, confusion, muscle rigidity, tremor, and incontinence

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Type 1: Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia

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Maladaptive behaviors and thoughts, ACTIONS, ACT OUT Delusions, hallucinations, illusions, speech problems, bizarre behaviors, agitation, catatonic behavior Too much dopamine, brain size and structure normal Response to antipsychotics is usually good

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Type 2: Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia

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Lack of adaptive mechanisms, THOUGHTS, DON'T ACT OUT Anergia, anhedonia, apathy, avolition, flat affect, won't speak unless spoken to Too little dopamine, decreased blood flow to brain, increased size of ventricles in brain, decrease in size of brain Response to antipsychotics is usually poor

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The inability to recognize reality, relate to others, and cope with life's demands is

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psychosis

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Catatonia

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disrupts how your brain works, disrupting how a person processes and reacts to the world around them

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Schizophrenia Subtype: Catatonic

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immobility or excessive activity with no purpose, odd movements, rigid posture, echopraxia (mimics movements of others), echolalia (echoes others' speech), may suffer from malnutrition, dehydration, exhaustion, prognosis is fair

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Schizophrenia Subtype: Disorganized

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disordered thinking, speech, and behavior, unable to perform ADL's, early onset, prognosis is poor

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Schizophrenia Subtype: Paranoid

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organized delusions of grandeur or persecution, auditory hallucinations, high anxiety, suspicious, angry, can be violent or suicidal, late onset, prognosis is good with treatment

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