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    

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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: