The nurse suspects a client is demonstrating negative symptoms of schizophrenia and will be a challenge to treat because of which barriers?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. The client feels that the symptoms are normal.
2. Family members feel the client is going through a period of depression.
3. The client is suspicious of the motives of the health care provider.
4. Family members have labeled the client as lazy.
5. The client is indifferent to obtaining help.
Correct Answer: 2,4,5
Rationale 1: Clients with a psychosis rather than the negative symptoms of schizophrenia are often unaware that their bizarre behavior is not normal.
Rationale 2: Negative symptoms of schizophrenia are often mistaken for depression.
Rationale 3: Suspicion that someone is trying to do harm is characteristic of delusions.
Rationale 4: Negative symptoms of schizophrenia are often mistaken for laziness.
Rationale 5: Negative symptoms are characteristic of the indifferent personality typical of many clients with schizophrenia.
Global Rationale: Negative symptoms of schizophrenia are often mistaken for depression or laziness and are characteristic of the indifferent personality typical of many clients with schizophrenia. Clients with a psychosis rather than the negative symptoms of schizophrenia are often unaware that their bizarre behavior is not normal. Suspicion that someone is trying to do harm is characteristic of delusions.
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