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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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1SchizophreniaNCLEX Review QuestionsQuestion 11. Which of the following is defined as a group of mental disorders characterizedby psychotic features, disordered thought processes, and disrupted interpersonalrelationships?A. DelusionB. ParanoiaC. SchizophreniaD. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorderAnswerC. Schizophrenia is a maladaptive disturbance characterized by a number ofcommon behaviors involving disorders of thought content, mood, feeling,perception, communication and interpersonal relationships.

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Question 22. Schizophrenia symptoms are grouped into two broad categories. The nurseenumerates them as which of the following?A. Positive and NegativeB. Overt and CovertC. Simple and ComplexD. Internal and ExternalAnswerA. Symptoms of schizophrenia fall into two broad categories which arepositive and negative. Positive symptoms are those that are recognizablewhile negative symptoms refer to what is missing or taken away.Question 33. As the nurse segregates the symptoms per category, which of the followingfalls under the positive symptoms? Select a l l that apply:A. HallucinationsB. AlogiaC. AvolitionD. Bizarre behaviorE. DelusionsF. Amotivaticn

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AnswerA, D, E are positive symptoms in schizophrenic clients which are recognizablesymptoms.Question44. The client tells the nurse "I am the president of the universe,Ican dowhatever I want." The nurse recognizes this as which of the followingdelusions?A. JealousyB. ParanoidC. PersecutionD. GrandeurAnswerD. Delusion of grandeur is a false belief that one is a powerful and importantperson.
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