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Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

A client states, “The government controls my thoughts through the TV.” What type of symptom is this?

• Auditory hallucination

✔✔B. Delusion of control

• Negative symptom
• Flight of ideas

A nurse notices that a client with schizophrenia is not eating due to fear of being poisoned. What is the most accurate interpretation?✔✔A. Paranoid delusion

• Tactile hallucination
• Disorganized thinking
• Clang association

Which of the following best represents a negative symptom of schizophrenia? 1 / 4

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• Delusions

✔✔B. Social withdrawal

• Hallucinations
• Paranoia

Which statement by a client shows impaired insight?✔✔A. “I don’t need medication. I’m not sick.”

• “I take my medication so I won’t hear voices.”
• “I know the thoughts aren’t real.”
• “I talk to my doctor when symptoms return.”

A client frequently rhymes unrelated words when speaking. This is known as:

• Loose associations

✔✔B. Clang associations

• Neologisms
• Echolalia

The nurse asks a client, “Do you hear voices others don’t hear?” This is assessing for: 2 / 4

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• Delusions

✔✔B. Auditory hallucinations

• Paranoia
• Dissociation

Which behavior is most commonly associated with catatonic schizophrenia?✔✔A. Mute and motionless

• Aggressive and hostile
• Laughing at inappropriate times
• Constant pacing

A client believes the FBI is spying on them through ceiling lights. This is an example of: ✔✔A. Persecutory delusion

• Hallucination
• Echopraxia
• Flight of ideas

The nurse asks the client, “What would you do if a fire started in your room?” This is assessing: 3 / 4

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• Orientation

✔✔B. Judgment

• Memory
• Insight

Which of the following statements suggests the client is experiencing a command hallucination?✔✔A. “The voice told me to punch someone.”

• “The voice just sings to me.”
• “I see people watching me from the ceiling.”
• “Sometimes I smell smoke that no one else does.”

Which finding should the nurse report immediately in a client taking clozapine?✔✔A. Sore throat and low white blood cell count

• Dry mouth and constipation
• Mild tremors
• Increased appetite

What is the term for when a client repeats words spoken by others?

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