A female client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia laughs when the psychiatric technician tells her that her psychiatrist cannot meet with her today because he was in a serious automobile accident. Which of the following types of affect would she be displaying?  

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

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:  

An emotional response that is not congruent with the tone of the situation:

Match the following questions 72-74    

A patient who is highly delusional insists to the staff at the VA Hospital that he is part of Barack Obama’s White House staff. The psych tech assigned to this patient is about to conduct a weekly 1:1 counseling session to assess effectiveness of treatment plan. As the psych tech is aware that the patient’s assertions are not based in reality, it is important for the psych tech to:  

Here’s another climate diagram. Which biome do you think this site best exemplifies?  

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?

A client has reduced facial expression, which of the following is the appropriate term?  

A patient who does not experience pleasure in activities that he use to experience pleasurable feelings from is experiencing: