Which is a true statement about psychotic behavior in older adults?
a. Usually, hallucinations in older patients are the result of psychological conflicts.
b. Illusion, delusion, and hallucination are different terms for the same phenomenon.
c. An older adult with psychotic behavior should be assessed for a variety of causes.
d. Regardless of the cause, dissimilar hallucinations are treated with similar thera-pies.
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A Incorrect. Hallucinations in older patients are usually the result of physical dis-orders, dementias, or sensory function loss.
B Incorrect. A delusion is a belief that is maintained even though facts can prove it is incorrect. A hallucination or illusion is the sensory perception of a stimulus that does not exist in the external world.
C Correct. The nurse assesses an older adult exhibiting psychotic behavior by searching for a reason from a wide variety of potential causes for the behavior; for example, neuroleptic medications can cause extrapyramidal side effects re-sulting in movement disorders that are similar to psychotic behavior.
D Incorrect. The treatments for hallucinatory states vary according to the cause.
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