Nanda Nursing Diagnosis

Nursing Assessment for Schizophrenia Symptomatology (Subjective and Objective Data) in clients with schizophrenia, delusions and disorders associated with psychosis obtained (Townsend, 1998; 148): Autism Is a situation which focuses on the inner (inner side). Someone may have created his own world. Words and certain events may have special meaning for the psychosis, the meaning of a symbolic nature that only understood by the individual. Emotional ambivalence The power of emotions, love, hate and fear produced many conflicts in a person. Every time there is a tendency to compensate for other people to emotional neutralization occurs and consequently the individual will experience a sense of apathy or indifference. Affect is not appropriate Affect flat, blunt and often not appropriate (eg patient laughed when told of the death of a parent). Losing associative This term describes the profound disorganization of thought and verbal language of the people who psychosis. Mind very quickly, a...

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social or occupational dysfunction. The onset of symptoms typically occurs in young adulthood, with a global lifetime prevalence of about 0.3–0.7%. Diagnosis is based on observed behavior and the patient's reported experiences. Schizophrenia is associated with a wide variety of abnormal behaviors; therefore, assessment findings vary greatly, depending on both the type and phase of the illness. The individual may exhibit a decreased emotional expression, impaired concentration, and decreased social functioning, loss of function, or anhedonia. Individuals with these particular symptoms (present in one-third of the schizophrenic population) are associated with poor response to drug treatment a...