Psychotic Disorders no. 4095
QUESTION: Positive symptoms of schizophrenia include which of the following?
✓O a.) Hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking
✘O b.) Somatic delusions, echolalia, and a flat affect
✘O c.) Waxy flexibility, alogia, and apathy
✘O d.) Flat affect, avolition, and anhedonia
RATIONALERATIONALE: The positive symptoms of schizophrenia are distortions of normal functioning. Option 1 lists the positive symptoms of schizophrenia. A flat affect, alogia, apathy, avolition, and anhedonia refer to the negative symptoms. Negative symptoms characterize the diminution or loss of normal function. NURSING PROCESS STEP: AssessmentCLIENT NEEDS CATEGORY: Psychosocial integrityCLIENT NEEDS SUBCATEGORY: NoneCOGNITIVE LEVEL: Application