Which of the following behaviors is characteristic of a client with disorganized schizophrenia?
1. A client tells the nurse he is being "monitored" by the FBI.
2. A client tells the nurse, "All is well, but the well is dry, so why bother with clock and tock, mock, lock, jock."
3. A client comes to the nursing station and asks for something to "help calm my nerves."
4. A client sits in the corner rocking back and forth crying because "the voices are telling me I am a lousy good-for-nothing."
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Rationale: A client tells the nurse he is being "monitored" by the FBI. This client is verbalizing paranoid thoughts.
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