The nurse knows that a negative symptom of schizophrenia would be:
A) Inability to express feelings.
B) Curiosity.
C) Disorganized thinking.
D) Delusional thinking.
Question 2
A client who presents in the psychiatric unit tells the admitting nurse that she is very depressed and has gained 20 pounds in the last 6 months.
She tells the nurse that over the last month, she has been strictly following a fat free, sugar free, carbohydrate free diet. What impact could the client's diet have on her brain functions? A) Glucose will diminish neurotransmitter secretion.
B) Weight loss will improve the client's brain functions.
C) Weight loss will improve the client's mood.
D) Glucose is necessary for neurotransmission synthesis and secretion.
Critical thinking involves analysis in which the nurse examines patient data available from a variet
The nurse can make observations about the patient's general appearance while talking with the p
Hypofrontality in Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Nonverbal communications convey strong, powerful messages that may be negative or positive.
A Negative Afterimage