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Schizophrenia NCLEX Review Questions

This NCLEX-style quiz reviews schizophrenia symptoms, delusions, and symptom categorization—key content for mental health nursing and NCLEX-RN preparation, focusing on psychiatric disorders and therapeutic communication.

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    1 Schizophrenia NCLEX Review Questions Question 1 1. Which of the following is defined as a group of mental disorders characterized by psychotic features, disordered thought processes, and disrupted interpersonal relationships? A. Delusion B. Paranoia C. Schizophrenia D. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder Answer C. Schizophrenia is a maladaptive disturbance characterized by a number of common behaviors involving disorders of thought content, mood, feeling, perception, communication and interpersonal relationships.

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    Question 2 2. Schizophrenia symptoms are grouped into two broad categories. The nurse enumerates them as which of the following? A. Positive and Negative B. Overt and Covert C. Simple and Complex D. Internal and External Answer A. Symptoms of schizophrenia fall into two broad categories which are positive and negative. Positive symptoms are those that are recognizable while negative symptoms refer to what is missing or taken away. Question 3 3. As the nurse segregates the symptoms per category, which of the following falls under the positive symptoms? Select a l l that apply: A. Hallucinations B. Alogia C. Avolition D. Bizarre behavior E. Delusions F. Amotivatic n

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    Answer A, D, E are positive symptoms in schizophrenic clients which are recognizable symptoms. Question 4 4. The client tells the nurse "I am the president of the universe, I can do whatever I want." The nurse recognizes this as which of the following delusions? A. Jealousy B. Paranoid C. Persecution D. Grandeur Answer D. Delusion of grandeur is a false belief that one is a powerful and important person.

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