terminology
Inability to distinguish subjective experience from external reality
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease may lead to secondary psychosis
true
Populations at high risk for developing psychosis in this room
Early diagnosis of psychosis is related to _____ prognosis
Perceptions that arise in the absence of any external stimulus
Auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory, olfactory
Two most prescribed medications for psychosis
Haldol and Ativan
command hallucination
Use of or withdrawal from alcohol and drugs can be associated with appearance of psychotic symptoms
true
drug-induced psychosis
List 2 negative symptoms of psychosis
Impaired normal function, avolition, apathy, anhedonia, alogia, anegria, lack of drive.
What is the priority nursing intervention when caring for a patient experiencing psychosis
safety
A jumble of words that is meaningless to the listener
word salad
A psychotic person is always lethargic and becomes angry for no reason
false
List 2 positive symptoms of psychosis
Delusions, hallucinations, word salad, paranoia, mania, pressured speech, delayed responses
Ways to promote a therapeutic environment for a patient experiencing psychosis
dim lighting, clean, simple, quiet, non-stimulating room
paranoia
Hallucinations that occur in healthy people when they are falling asleep
hypnagogic hallucinations
common symptoms of psychosis often displayed by nursing students
sleep deprivation , disorganized thought process, hyperactivity, caffeine-induced psychosis
List at least 2 complications or impacts the psychosis may have on a person's life
Poor quality of life, increased burden on family, high rates of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse, high rate of suicide