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Hungry!

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Which of the following constitutes a negative symptom associated with schizophrenia?
 
  A) Hostility
  B) Poverty of speech
  C) Bizarre behavior
  D) Formal thought disorder

Question 2

A mental health nurse is aware that the etiology of schizophrenia is still not fully understood, despite rigorous research. Which of the following groups of theories is currently believed to best explain the etiology of schizophrenia?
 
  A) Behavioral
  B) Cognitive
  C) Family system
  D) Biologic


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
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The DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000) lists three negative characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia: alogia, affective blunting, and avolition. Other common negative symptoms include anhedonia and attentional impairment. Poverty of speech is classified as a negative symptom, while hostility, bizarre behaviors, and thought disorders are considered to be positive symptoms.

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Ans: D
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Schizophrenia is thought to have multiple etiologies. The overwhelming body of scientific evidence suggests that schizophrenia is a brain disease. Computed tomography scanning and magnetic resonance imaging have shown frequent enlargement of the lateral cerebral brain ventricles in people with schizophrenia.


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