The wife of a client diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia asks, I've been told that my hus-band's illness is probably related to imbalanced brain chemicals. Can you be more specific? The response based on the dopamine hypothesis is:
1. An increase in the brain chemical dopamine explains the presence of delusions and hallucinations.
2. An increase in the brain chemical dopamine explains the presence of lack of mo-tivation and disordered affect.
3. Decreased amounts of the brain chemical dopamine explain the presence of de-lusions and hallucinations.
4. Breakdown of dopamine produces LSD, which in large amounts produces psy-chosis.
Question 2
A client has been admitted with disorganized type schizophrenia. The nurse observes blunted af-fect and social isolation. The client occasionally curses or calls another client a jerk without provocation.
The nurse asks the client how he is feeling, and he responds, Everybody picks on me. They fro-bitz me. The best response for the nurse to make would be:
1. That's really too bad.
2. Who do you mean when you say everybody'?
3. What difference does frobitzing make?
4. Why do they frobitz?
Moderator band
Examples of Minor Physical Abnormalities Associated with Schizophrenia
Heritability of Schizophrenia
Sample client goals from the Wellness Massage Pyramid.
Measuring the client’s weight with a standard platform scale
Client positioned and draped