A Parent Reports Being Afraid That a Child May Have

question 15

Multiple Choice

A parent reports being afraid that a child may have schizophrenia because of disorganized speech and asocial behaviors. The nurse will tell this parent that which of the following must also be present to make a diagnosis?

• A) A decrease in self-care, job, or school function
• B) A history of substance abuse
• C) A 1-month duration of active phase symptoms
• D) Continuous signs of disturbance for longer than 6 months
• E) The presence of manic episodes

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Definitions:

Dementia

A category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember, affecting daily functioning.

Lewy Body

Abnormal aggregates of protein that develop inside nerve cells, contributing to Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and other disorders.

Pick Disease

A rare neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive destruction of nerve cells in the brain, leading to changes in behavior, personality, and ultimately severe dementia.

Korsakoff Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), most commonly due to alcohol misuse, characterized by memory loss and confabulation.