The nurse is caring for a client with psychosis-like symptoms. Which explanation of these symptoms to the family is the most appropriate?
1. The only causes for psychosis are delusions, illusions, and disorganized behaviors.
2. Psychotic symptoms are only seen in clients with schizoaffective disorder.
3. Psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by trauma, overdoses of certain medications, and brain damage.
4. Psychotic symptoms are only seen in clients who become hospitalized.
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Rationale 1:The only causes for psychosis are delusions, illusions, and disorganized behaviors is incorrect because psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by a brain tumor, infection, cocaine use, and schizophrenia.
Rationale 2:Psychotic symptoms are not only seen in clients with schizoaffective disorder as they can be acute or chronic.
Rationale 3:Psychosis causes include trauma, brain damage, overdoses of certain medication, extreme depression, chronic alcoholism, or drug addiction.
Rationale 4: Psychotic symptoms can be seen in a variety of clients in and outside of the hospital setting.
Global Rationale: Psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by trauma, brain damage, overdoses of certain medications, extreme depression, chronic alcoholism, or drug addiction. Genetic factors are known to play a role in some psychoses. The vast majority of psychoses have no identifiable cause.
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