A 19-year-old patient is admitted for the second time in 9 months and is acutely psychotic with a diagnosis of undifferentiated schizophrenia.The patient sits alone rubbing her arms and smiling.She tells the nurse her thoughts cause earthquakes and that the world is burning.The nurse assesses the primary deficit associated with the patient's condition as:

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The nurse interprets the patient's statements that were not reality-based as indicating disturbed thought processes.Social isolation is not the primary patient problem.No data exist to support the other options.

A 19-Year-Old Patient Is Admitted for the Second Time in 9