Drug-induced
Intervening
Speech patterns
Negative symptoms
Psychobiological interventions
100

In this movement disorder, a delayed and persistent drug-induced movement disorder develops in about 10% of patients after chronic exposure to dopamine receptor blockers, which leads to hyperactive dopamine signaling.

What is tardive dyskinesia?

100

A positive symptom where the focus shifts to safety and an assessment of potential harm.

What are delusions?

100

The unnecessary details before circling back to the main topic.

What is circumstantiality?

100

The loss of motivation.

What is avolition?

100

These medications have been used since the 1950s. As a class, they are also effective in the treatment of acute agitation, bipolar mania, and other psychiatric conditions.

What are first generation antipsychotics (FGAs)?

200

This side effect predisposes patients to falls.

What is Orthostatic hypotension?

200

Asking the patient about what he or she is hearing rather than use this word. 

What are hallucinations?

200

The endless wandering off topic.

What is tangentiality?

200

The decreased desire for, or comfort during, social interaction.

What is asociality?

200

Least expensive drugs but have a higher risk of EPS

What are FGAs?

300

This dangerous side effect is most associated with clozapine (Clozaril) but is possible with other antipsychotics. A fever and sore throat are hallmark signs.

What is agranulocytosis?

300

The use of role play to practice verbal and nonverbal skills for successful social interaction.

What is social skills training?

300

The nearly continuous flow of speech, abruptly changing from topic to topic.

What are flight of ideas?

300

The reduction in speech.

What is alogia, sometimes called poverty of speech?

300

Involuntary movements including sucking/smacking of lips and jaw.

What is tardive dyskinesia?

400

This side effect warrants discontinuation of the drug immediately.

What is agranulocystosis?

400

Recent research funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health to develop and test a coordinated specialty care intervention for patients with early psychosis.

What is the RAISE approach?

400

Stringing of similar sounding words.

What is clang association?

400

A decreased interest in, or attention to, activities or beliefs that would otherwise be interesting or important.

What is apathy?

400

This treats both positive and negative symptoms.

What are second generation antipsychotics (SGAs)?

500

This drug class is less likely to cause significant EPS.

What are SGAs?

500

A thought-process disorder characterized by a lack of connection between ideas. The nurse should place difficulty in understanding in yourself not the patient.

What is associative looseness?

500

Intense speech, difficult to interrupt.

What is pressured speech?

500

The reduced ability or inability to experience pleasure in everyday life.

What is anhedonia?

500

A potential fatal disorder in which the client's white blood cell count (WBC) drops to extremely low levels, placing the client at great risk for infections.

What is agranulocytosis?