The nurse caring for a patient with schizophrenic spectrum disorder notes that the patient imitates the nurse's movements during the assessment. Which symptom is the patient experiencing?
1. Echolalia
2. Echopraxia
3. Loose associations
4. Automatic obedience
Answer: 2
Explanation: Motor symptoms are common in patients with SSDs; the patient is experiencing echopraxia, which is the compulsive imitation of another's actions. Echolalia is the repetition of words spoken by another. Loose associations are a formal thought disorder symptom. Automatic obedience is exaggerated, robotic cooperation to requests.
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