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 psychiatric disorder commonly characterized by:

A) Multiple personalities
B) The need to be around others
C) Delusions and hallucinations
D) Feelings of worthlessness

C) Delusions and hallucinations

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A) team physicians. B) physical therapists. C) athletic trainers. D) rehabilitation programs.

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A filing method that uses the middle set of numbers as the primary set for filing is:

A) straight numeric order filing. B) alphanumeric filing. C) middle digit filing. D) alphabetic filing. E) terminal digit filing.

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