A newly hospitalized patient experiencing psychosis says, Red ...

[joesmith1212]

A newly hospitalized patient experiencing psychosis says, Red chair out town board. Which term should the nurse use to document this finding?
 
  a. Word salad
  b. Neologism
  c. Anhedonia
  d. Echolalia

Question 2

Which finding constitutes a negative symptom associated with schizophrenia?
 
  a. Hostility
  b. Bizarre behavior
  c. Poverty of thought
  d. Auditory hallucinations

[IRincones]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Word salad (schizophasia) is a jumble of words that is meaningless to the listener and perhaps to the speaker as well, because of an extreme level of disorganization.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Negative symptoms include apathy, anhedonia, poor social functioning, and poverty of thought. Poor personal hygiene is an example of poor social functioning. The distracters are positive symptoms of schizophrenia. See relationship to audience response question.

[joesmith1212]

Excellent

[phuda]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it