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jon_i

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on: Jun 25, 2018
During reporting, the nurse hears that a patient is experiencing hallucinations. Which is an example of a hallucination?
 
  a. Man believes that his dead wife is talking to him.
  b. Woman hears the doorbell ring and goes to answer it, but no one is there.
  c. Child sees a man standing in his closet. When the lights are turned on, it is only a dry cleaning bag.
  d. Man believes that the dog has curled up on the bed, but when he gets closer he sees that it is a blanket.

Question 2

A patient has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. During a recent interview, he shows the nurse a picture of a man holding a decapitated head. He describes this picture as horrifying but then laughs loudly at the content. This behavior is a display of:
 
  a. Confusion
  b. Ambivalence
  c. Depersonalization
  d. Inappropriate affect


brittiany.barnes

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Hallucinations are sensory perceptions for which no external stimuli exist. They may strike any sense: visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, or gustatory.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
An inappropriate affect is an affect clearly discordant with the content of the person's speech.


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