True Or False

Question 1

Only a small percentage of people with substance abuse have another major psychiatric diagnosis

Answer 1

False

Question 2

When a patient/client displays delusional thinking, the nurse needs to acknowledge that they believe that the delusions are real to the client by entering into theor world. This can be done by either agreeing with th client about the ideas that they present or by ‘reality testing’ using logical argument to prove that the client’s beliefs are mistaken

Answer 2

False

Question 3

One of the purpose of open-ended questions when interviewing a patient is to narrow the topic of discussion

Answer 3

False

Question 4

People with schizophrenia have a significantly shorter lif expectancy than others in the society in which they live. The prime cause of early death is suicide, followed by poor physical health ( natural causes) , most commonly cardiovascular diseases related to obesity, hypertension, lack of physical exercise, and smoking.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Although schizophrenia is a severe and frightening illness, it is fortunately confined to a very small minority of people (1 in 1000 people) and modern treatment methods mean that the consumers recover without suffering any residual disability

Answer 5

False

Question 6

The mortality rate of people with schizophrenia who are also homeless is four times that of the general population

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The first major tranquilliser, chlorpromazine ( largactil) was originally created as an antigistamine drug until a french surgeon found in the 1950 that it was useful in calming his patients and reducing the amount of general anaesthesia required during surgery

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Once a somatoform diaorder is suspected, there is no further need to vigorously explore the possibility of q physical illness.

Answer 8

False