Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 62%
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The nurse is talking with a client who has schizophrenia. The client states, 'I had a pet rabbit when I was growing up. Carrots are probably my favorite vegetable. Do you know that oranges grow on trees?' The nurse should recognize that the client is demonstrating
Correct answer
C
Rationale
Tangentiality involves shifting topics without clear connections, as seen in the clientÔÇÖs unrelated statements about rabbits, carrots, and oranges. Associative looseness is more disorganized, concrete thinking lacks abstract thought, and neologisms involve invented words.