A newly admitted client has the diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia. The nurse would expect to assess:
1. Psychomotor symptoms
2. Intense suspiciousness
3. Inappropriate affect
4. Clanging communication
ANS: 1
Catatonic schizophrenia is characterized by extremes of psychomotor activity ranging from fren-zied behavior to immobilization and may include echopraxia and posturing. Option 2: Paranoid thinking is characteristic of paranoid schizophrenia. Options 3 and 4. Inappropriate affect and clanging are seen in disorganized schizophrenia.
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