Psychotic Disorders no. 4094
QUESTION: A client is unable to get out of bed and get dressed unless the nurse prompts every step. This is an example of which behavior?
✘O a.) Word salad
✘O b.) Tangential
✘O c.) Perseveration
✓O d.) Avolition
RATIONALERATIONALE: Avolition refers to impairment in the ability to initiate goal-directed activity. Word salad is a behavior in which a group of words are put together in a random fashion without logical connection. A person exhibiting tangential behavior never gets to the point of the communication. In perseveration, a person repeats the same word or idea in response to different questions.NURSING PROCESS STEP: AssessmentCLIENT NEEDS CATEGORY: Psychosocial integrityCLIENT NEEDS SUBCATEGORY: NoneCOGNITIVE LEVEL: Application
