Author Question: A patient has disorganized thinking associated with schizophrenia. Neuroimaging would most likely ... (Read 56 times)

magmichele12 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A patient has disorganized thinking associated with schizophrenia. Neuroimaging would most likely show dysfunction in which part of the brain?

a. Hippocampus
b. Frontal lobe
c. Cerebellum
d. Brainstem

Question 2

A patient with depersonalization disorder tells the nurse, It's starting again. I feel as though I'm going to float away.. Which intervention would be most appropriate at this point?

a. Advise her to begin meditation by slowing her breathing.
b. Administer an as-needed antianxiety or sedative medication.
c. Use guided imagery to help her visualize a pleasant scene.
d. Engage her in a concrete, here-and-now activity such as singing.

Ddddd · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The frontal lobe is responsible for intellectual functioning. The hippocampus is involved in emotions and learning. The cerebellum regulates skeletal muscle coordination and equilibrium. The brainstem regulates internal organs.

Answer to Question 2

D
Helping the patient focus on a concrete activity based in here-and-now reality, such as singing, assists the patient to interrupt the dissociative process. Meditation, medication, and guided imagery can help reduce anxiety but work indirectly to reduce vulnerability to dissociation. They do not work as well to directly interrupt the dissociative process itself.