The nurse is told that a patient with disorganized schizophrenia is being admitted to the unit.The nurse should expect the patient to demonstrate:

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Patients with disorganized schizophrenia demonstrate the most regressed and socially impaired behaviors of the schizophrenias.Communication is often incoherent,with inappropriate giggling and loose associations predominating.Suspiciousness and delusions relate more to paranoid schizophrenia;dominant motor symptoms are suggestive of catatonic schizophrenia.Anxiety and ritualistic behavior are seen in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The Nurse Is Told That a Patient with Disorganized Schizophrenia