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QUESTION 1 The APRN is assessing a patient that has monotone speech and unchanged facial expressions even though he states he is happy and excited about his life. This is an example of: Delusion o Hallucination Anhedonia Pressured speech QUESTION 2 Abnormalities in brain development related to schizophrenia are thought to develop when? Prenatal o Infancy Early Childhood Adolescent

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1)D.Anhedonia.It states that unable to experience pleasure in any activity and it is one of the symptom of mental disorder such as depression,schizophrenia and so on.The other options are not right to this question.Delusion means a false or unshakeable belief and hallucinations are when the sensory impression is facultyn the absence of an actual outward stimulus.Pressured speech is a fast production of speech output,with a subjective feeling of racing ideas.

2)D Adolescent..During adolescent period there is significant growth in brain development and if any abnormalities occur in brain that will affect their thinking,emotions , volitions and so on,.The other are not appropriate as option D.