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 schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
2. Psychotic symptoms are only seen in clients with schizoaffective disorder.
3. Psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by a brain tumor, infection, cocaine use, and schizophrenia.
4. Psychotic symptoms are only seen in clients with schizophrenia.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: The only causes for psychosis are schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder is incorrect because psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by a brain tumor, infection, cocaine use, and schizophrenia.
Rationale 2: Psychotic symptoms are only seen in clients with schizoaffective disorder is incorrect because psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by a brain tumor, infection, cocaine use, and schizophrenia.
Rationale 3: Psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by a brain tumor, infection, cocaine use, and schizophrenia.
Rationale 4: Psychotic symptoms are only seen in clients with schizophrenia is incorrect because psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by a brain tumor, infection, cocaine use, and schizophrenia.
Global Rationale: Psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by a brain tumor, infection, cocaine use, and schizophrenia. The only causes for psychosis are schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder is incorrect because psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by a brain tumor, infection, cocaine use, and schizophrenia. Psychotic symptoms are only seen in clients with schizoaffective disorder is incorrect because psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by a brain tumor, infection, cocaine use, and schizophrenia. Psychotic symptoms are only seen in clients with schizophrenia is incorrect because psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by a brain tumor, infection, cocaine use, and schizophrenia.
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