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?

A patient tells her children she loves them and at the same time she conveys a dislike for them. Which one of the A’s of schizophrenia would this behavior indicate?

While working with a patient who is paranoid, the Psych Tech should:  

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has catatonia. The patient is stuporous, demonstrates little spontaneous movement, and has waxy flexibility. The patient’s activities of daily living are severely compromised. An appropriate outcome is that the patient will:

Rachel is a patient diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and believes that her roommate is “out to get her.” She also stated that two doctors were plotting to kill her on the unit. How does Rachel perceive her environment?

This comorbid disorder of schizophrenia occurs in nearly 50% of patients and is associated with nonadherence to treatment, relapse, incarceration, & homelessness.  

A patient at PSH soon to be discharged, constantly tells his social worker that he wants to live on his own. The social worker was able to find him an apartment and teach him how to use the bus. The patient then asked, “But who will take care of me?” What fundamental sign of schizophrenia is this an example of?