NRNP 6635 FINAL EXAM Questions and Answers- Walden University
Question :a psychological disorder characterized by
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished inappropriate emotional expression.
Correct answer: Schizophrenia
Question :The signs and symptoms of schizophrenia are
traditionally separated into 2 groups: positive (delusions,
hallucinations, and disorganized speech or behavior) and negative (flat affect, avolition, anhedonia, poor attention, and alogia).
Correct answer: signs and symptoms of schizophrenia
Question :a decline in both cognitive and social functioning
that often precedes the development of florid psychosis.
Correct answer: Schizophrenia is associated with
Question :The exact etiology of schizophrenia is unknown,
although it is thought to be linked to an increase in dopaminergic activity.
Correct answer: No single etiological factor is responsible for
schizophrenia.Etiology of Schizophrenia
Question :Treatment includes antipsychotics in conjunction
with behavioral therapy.
Correct answer: Treatment of Schizophrenia
Question :Schizophrenia definition
Correct answer: Schizophrenia is a chronic serious mental
disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality and
manifested by two main symptoms: hallucinations and
delusions.
Question :onset of schizophrenia
Correct answer: Men and women are equally affected, but
with a slight difference in the age of onsetMen: average age
of onset = 23 years Women: average age of onset = 26 years
Question :Etiological factors of schizophrenia
Correct answer: The disorder manifests when a person with a
genetic predisposition is exposed to one of many environmental stressors.
genetic predisposition
environmental stressors
Question :Environmental stressors of Schizophrenia
Correct answer: Environmental stressors are believed to be
triggers of schizophrenia rather than true causes of the disorder.-Childhood trauma
Residence in an urban area
Social isolation -Frequent cannabis use in early adolescence
Migration
Poverty
Stress and psychosocial factors
Birth in late winter or early spring -Advanced paternal age at conception
Question :Pathophysiology of schizophrenia part 1
Correct answer: Genetic and environmental risk factors
appear to act via a common pathway of disrupting the function of 1 or more neurotransmitter components.
Dopaminergic theory: Almost all drugs with antipsychotic
properties block the dopaminergic D2 receptor.However, antipsychotics are only 70% effective and clozapine, the most effective antipsychotic for treating schizophrenia, is a weak D2 antagonist.