A client was admitted to the psychiatric ICU with schizophrenia, disorganized type. In addition to hallucinations and delusions, other assessments that the nurse would expect to find include what?
A) Blunted inappropriate affect, withdrawal, incoherence, and regression
B) Abnormal, bizarre posturing; stupor; echolalia; and negativism
C) Hostility, aggression, persecutory hallucinations, and argumentativeness
D) Depression, elation, hyperactivity, and pressure of speech
Ans: A
Disorganized type schizophrenia is characterized by positive symptoms (hallucinations and delusions) as well as negative symptoms (blunt affect, withdrawal, regression, etc.). Catatonic schizophrenia is characterized by bizarre posturing, negativism, stupor, and echolalia.
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