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. People who experience psychotic disorders lose:

ANS:  B

Psychosis prevents individuals from recognizing reality, which leads to the inability to relate to others or cope with everyday stressors.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   Page 344        OBJ:   1

TOP:   Continuum of Neurobiological Responses

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

2. The client lives so completely in a world of her own that she does not eat, drink, or bathe regularly. She is considered to be:

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.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   Page 343        OBJ:   3

TOP:   Psychosis in Adolescence                KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

3. Schizophrenia in children as young as 5 years:

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.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   Page 344        OBJ:   3

TOP:   Psychoses in Childhood                   KEY:  Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

4. 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.

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.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   Page 344        OBJ:   1

TOP:   Continuum of Neurobiological Responses

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