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NURS: 610A EXAM 3
ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
What are some positive signs of psychoses? - correct answer- Delusions, Hallucinations
What is the definition of a negative symptom associated with psychoses? - correct answer- Things that are not there that should be there.
Avolition, Asocially, Diminished emotional expression are examples of what type of symptom associated with psychoses?
- correct answer- These are examples of negative symptoms.
What is the most common type of hallucination associated with psychoses? - correct answer- Auditory hallucinations are the most common type of hallucination.
T/F: When a patient is experiencing delusions, you should
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them. - correct answer- False. You should not reinforce and you should not try to convince them they are wrong.
What are examples of what you can say or do when a patient is experiencing delusions? - correct answer- A. redirection to a different topic
- Focus on something that is true
- Try and get the patient to remember a time when they did
not feel this way
Erotomanic Delusions: - correct answer- Somebody believes
that a relationship exists and there is love that is not there
T/F: People are out to get you, things are against you is the
definition of jealous delusions - correct answer- False.Persecutory Delusions
Nihilistic Delusions: - correct answer- Conviction that you don't
exist and others don't exist - A truly held belief that we are in the matrix or a simulation
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Somatic Delusions
- Belief that they have all of the money in the world, they are
- Truly held belief that we are in the matrix or a simulation
- A combination of several different types of delusions
- Something is going on inside your body that isn't really going
God, they are a celebrity, etc.
on - correct answer- D. Something is going on inside your body that isn't really going on
Causes of a Crisis: - correct answer- Traumatic event, life
changing event, anticipated life transitions, psychiatric emergencies, exacerbation of a preexisting mental health condition, maturation and developmental triggers
T/F: Seclusion and restraints should be used as first line
treatment when dealing with crisis? - correct answer- No.These are last resorts with restraints being your absolute last resort
Which type of restraint is used first if restraints are needed? - correct answer- Physical and Chemical are used before mechanical
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