ATI 133 Mental Health Final Exam | Nurselytic

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A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with schizophrenia. Which of the following behaviors should the nurse document to be associated with schizophrenia?

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Rationale: The correct answer is B: Invents words that have no meaning. This behavior is associated with a symptom of schizophrenia called "neologisms," where individuals create new words that are not part of any known language. This is a characteristic feature of disorganized thinking in schizophrenia. Recurrent thoughts of past trauma (choice
A) are more aligned with symptoms of PTSD rather than schizophrenia. Being preoccupied with folding clothes (choice
C) is more indicative of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Periods of elation with unusual talkativeness (choice
D) are more likely symptoms of bipolar disorder rather than schizophrenia.

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