Chapter 31: Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses

Chapter 31: Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. The client lives so completely in a world of his or her own that he or she is unable to recognize reality, relate to others, or cope with life’s demands. This client is considered:

a.	Exotic
b.	Anorectic
c.	Neurotic
d.	Psychotic

 

 

ANS:  D

Psychosis often prevents individuals from being able to perform activities of daily living. The other options do not cause loss of touch with reality.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   p. 366

OBJ:   3                    TOP:   Psychosis in Adolescence

KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment   MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

 

2. Schizophrenia in children as young as 5 years:

a.	Is a myth
b.	Can occur
c.	Never occurs
d.	Cannot occur

 

 

ANS:  B

Psychotic disorders can occur in children as young as 5 years of age, with causes including genetics, complications during the pregnancy or birth, and biochemical imbalances.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 365

OBJ:   3                    TOP:   Psychosis in Adolescence                KEY:  Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

 

3. When people successfully adapt to their environment by using logical thought and socially appropriate ways, they are said to be functioning at the adaptive end of the ____ continuum.

a.	Emotional
b.	Self-protective
c.	Neurobiological
d.	Psychobiological

 

 

ANS:  C

The neurobiological continuum, which is a term used in psychiatry to describe interactions based on the ability to function, change, and adapt in society, is influenced by certain physical brain functions.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 365

OBJ:   1                    TOP:   Continuum of Neurobiological Responses

KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment   MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

 

4. Schizophrenia affects approximately __________% of the world’s population.

a.	1
b.	5
c.	9
d.	13

 

 

ANS:  A

This estimate means that 2.5 million people in the United States are affected, with 10% to 15% of the homeless population in the United States being schizophrenic.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 368

OBJ:   4                    TOP:   Schizophrenia

KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment   MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity