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You Have Been Dispatched to Transfer a Patient with Schizophrenia

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You have been dispatched to transfer a patient with schizophrenia from a hospital emergency department to a behavioral health unit at another hospital. While en route, your partner states that he cannot remember what schizophrenia is. You should tell him that schizophrenia is a behavioral disorder commonly characterized by:


Definitions:

Sulci

Grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, which along with gyri (ridges), increase the surface area of the cerebral cortex.

Prenatal Development

The progression of maturation and advancement inside the uterus from the point of conception until delivery.

Cognitive Behavior

A psychological concept that refers to thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes influencing how people perceive and react to the world around them.

Frontal Lobes

The front part of the brain associated with complex cognitive functions, including planning, reasoning, and impulse control.

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