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arivle123

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A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia says, It's beat. Time to eat. No room for the cat. What type of verbalization is evident?
 
  a. Neologism
  b. Idea of reference
  c. Thought broadcasting
  d. Associative looseness

Question 2

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has taken a conventional antipsychotic medication for a year. Hallucinations are less intrusive, but the patient continues to have apathy, poverty of thought, and social isolation.
 
  The nurse would expect a change to which medication?
 
  a. Haloperidol (Haldol)
  b. Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
  c. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
  d. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Looseness of association refers to jumbled thoughts incoherently expressed to the listener. Neologisms are newly coined words. Ideas of reference are a type of delusion. Thought broadcasting is the belief that others can hear one's thoughts.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Olanzapine is a second-generation atypical antipsychotic that targets both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Haloperidol and chlorpromazine are conventional antipsychotics that target only positive symptoms. Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine.
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