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    Ati Mental Health proctored Exam

    A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following behaviors should the nurse anticipate?

    Explanation & Rationale

    Choice A reason: Being preoccupied with repetitive activities such as folding clothes can sometimes occur in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder or autism spectrum disorders, but it is not a defining feature of schizophrenia. Choice B reason: Elation and unusual talkativeness are hallmark features of mania in bipolar disorder, not schizophrenia. Choice C reason: Recurrent thoughts of past trauma are more characteristic of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), not schizophrenia. Choice D reason: Creating words that have no meaning, also called neologisms, is a common positive symptom of schizophrenia and reflects disorganized thought processes.

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