Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
A false, fixed belief that cannot be corrected by reasoning
Delusion
No facial expression
Affective blunting (flat affect)
A subtype of schizophrenia in which the person likely believes people are out to get them/kill them
Paranoid schizophrenia
This bipolar disorder is characterized by at least one episode of mania alternating with major depression
Bipolar I disorder
This depressive disorder is characterized by a chronic depressed mood for at least two years
Dysthymia
no connection between thoughts to tie one thought to another
Associative looseness
unable to experience pleasure
Anhedonia
The model used to explain schizophrenia as originating from a combination of neurobiochemical and genetic factors
Neurobiological-genetic model
A client exhibiting euphoria, hyperactivity, impulsivity, reckless spending, and bizarre and colorful dress is likely experiencing an episode of this mood disturbance
Mania
First line treatment for depressive disorders is antidepressants and this therapeutic modality
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
sensory perceptions for which no external stimulus exisits
Hallucinations
When a person stops talking in the middle of a sentence and becomes silent
Thought blocking
Females are typically within this age range at the onset of schizophrenia, which is about ten years later than males
Age 25-35
Lithium
Clients who take MAOIs need to avoid foods containing this compound
meaningless rhyming words
Clang association (Clanging)
restriction in the amount of speech or monosyllables
Poverty of content of speech
The priority nursing diagnosis for a client with paranoid schizophrenia threatening to kill others
Risk for other-directed violence
A client taking lithium with a blood level of 1.0 mEq/L is ________ (within, below, above) therapeutic limits.
Within therapeutic limits
ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)
made-up words with special meaning to the person, for example "volmers"
Neologisms
Lack of motivation
Avolition
Medication adherence is important in preventing this, the signs of which include feeling tense, difficulty concentrating, trouble sleeping, increased withdrawal, and increased bizarre or magical thinking
Relapse
The age range for females when bipolar II disorder is usually first diagnosed
Age 18-30
A subtype of major depressive disorder characterized by hallucinations and delusions
Psychotic features