A nurse leads a psychoeducational group about problem solving with six adults diagnosed with schizophrenia. Which teaching strategy is likely to be most effective?

A) Suggest analogies that might apply to a common daily problem.
B) Assign each participant a problem to solve independently and present to the group.
C) Ask each patient to read aloud a short segment from a book about problem solving.
D) Invite participants to come up with solution to getting incorrect change for a purchase.

Concrete thinking, an impaired ability to think abstractly resulting in interpreting or perceiving things in a literal manner, is evident in many patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. People who think concretely benefit from concrete situations during education. Finding a solution in order to get incorrect change for a purchase is an example of a concrete situation. Analogies require abstract thinking and insight. Independently solving a problem and presenting it to the group may be intimidating. All participants may or may not be literate.