Mental Health Nursing

Which of these is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

1. Poverty of speech
2. Hallucinations
3. Flat affect
4. Social withdrawal

Which of these is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

1. Hallucinations
2. Flat affect and social withdrawal
3. Delusions
4. Agitation

A hallucination is:

1. A fixed false belief
2. A memory
3. A perception without an external stimulus
4. A misinterpretation of a real stimulus

A delusion is:

1. A fixed, false belief not shared by the person's culture
2. A perception without a stimulus
3. A type of medicine
4. A mood

What are the core symptoms of depression?

1. Hearing voices only
2. High energy and reduced need for sleep
3. Persistent low mood and loss of interest or pleasure
4. Fear of open spaces

Anhedonia means:

1. Loss of pleasure in activities once enjoyed
2. Fear of heights
3. Excessive happiness
4. Difficulty sleeping

Which features suggest mania?

1. Fear of germs
2. Elevated mood, reduced need for sleep, grandiosity and rapid speech
3. Low mood and slowness
4. Flashbacks