During the acute phase of schizophrenia, besides stabilization of psychotic symptoms and assurance of safety as overall goals, another appropriate focus would be:  

Examine the climate diagram below. Which biome do you think this site best exemplifies?   Hint – consider average temperature and precipitation, variability in temperature and precipitation over time, and occurrence of freezing or aridity. (If you are still shaky on Celsius temperatures, 0 deg C = 32 deg F; 20 deg C = 68 deg F; 30 deg C = 86 deg F.)

Which statement from a patient would lead the psychiatric technician to conclude that the patient is experiencing auditory hallucinations?

On a cold morning, a bird perches in the full sun, in an area that is sheltered from the wind, and shivers. Mark all of the avenues (mechanisms) of heat exchange that the bird is actively manipulating when it engages in this set of behaviors.

Match the following questions 72-74    

Becoming a future Psych Tech is a wonderful adventure!

A patient with schizophrenia approaches the psychiatric technician and says, “The voices are bothering me. They are yelling and telling me I am bad. Can’t you hear them?’  What would be the most helpful reply for the psychiatric technician to make?

The psychiatric technician notices that a young adult male patient on the unit appears remote and suspicious. He is well groomed, and is a loner. From time to time, the patient stares upward and tilts his head to the left while pulling his earlobe downward. The nurse determines that the patient:  

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia says, “Everyone has skin lice that jump on you and contaminate your blood.” Which problem is evident?

Which of the following drugs induces psychiatric symptoms closely resembling schizophrenia?