NSG 221 - Mental Health Nursing
Exam 4
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Torticollis
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a dystonic reaction that results in muscle spasms in the neck, can be very painful for the client.
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
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is a potentially life-threatening reaction seen with clients taking antipsychotic medications.
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Polydipsia
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or an excessive ingestion of water, can have potentially life-threatening effects on fluid and electrolyte balances. 1 / 4
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T/F In communicating with a client experiencing a delusion, it is important for the nurse to avoid confronting the false belief.
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True
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T/F A client with schizophrenia may exhibit echolalia, an abnormal speech pattern in which he or she repeats or imitates words or phrases spoken by another individual.
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True
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T/F Schizophrenia is usually diagnosed earlier in women than in men
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False, earlier in men
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T/F New prominent theories suggest that alterations in both the levels of dopamine and serotonin are involved in schizophrenia.
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True
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Use of splitting is most associated with which personality disorder?
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Borderline personality disorder. Splitting, the primary defense or coping style used by persons with borderline personality disorder, is the inability to incorporate positive and negative aspects of oneself or others into a whole image
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Perfectionism is a trait likely to be evident in a person with which personality disorder?
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Obsessive-Compulsive. Persons with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder try to control the environment through perfectionism and orderliness.
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Antisocial, obsessive-compulsive, and schizotypal personality disorders occur most frequently in
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Men
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Treatment Schizoid Personality Disorder:
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Psychotherapy, Group Therapy, Antidepressants
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Schizotypal Personality Disorder Treatment
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Psychotherapy, Low dose antipsychotics, May be vulnerable to involvement with cults or unusual religious/occult groups. Antipsychotics are the most frequently used drugs, risperidone had the best, but still limited, evidence for reducing clinical symptoms in patients with STPD.
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Histrionic Personality Disorder Therapy Type
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Psychotherapy
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