The patient who went away to college in September returns in October, thinking that he is a drummer in a popular rock band. The nurse assesses this as a manifestation of:
1. dissociative disorder.
2. conversion disorder.
3. schizophrenia.
4. amnesia.
3
Schizophrenia occurs in adolescence or early adulthood. The patient is experiencing delu-sions characteristic of schizophrenia.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 1252
OBJ: 6 TOP: Schizophrenia
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
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