Tim is a young man with the diagnosis of schizophrenia. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment of pneumonia. While you were caring for him this morning, he watched everything you did very closely. Now you have returned to his room with his breakfast tray. When you first enter the room, he is talking animatedly to someone you cannot see, and becomes very frightened when he sees you. He yells at you, “Take that terrible stuff away. You’re trying to kill me!”
a. What might be some explanations for Tim’s unusual behaviors?
b. What are some ways you might respond to Tim’s behavior?
