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Title: Schizophrenia has four categories of symptoms. They include positive symptoms, negative symptoms, ...
Post by: alexaaaaaaa on Mar 9, 2018
Schizophrenia has four categories of symptoms. They include positive symptoms, negative symptoms, cognitive symptoms, and ___.
 
  a. delusional symptoms
 b. psychotic symptoms
 c. behavioral symptoms
 d. psychomotor abnormalities

Question 2

Which symptom is a primary characteristic of schizophrenia?
 
  a. short-term memory deficits
 b. fear of being left alone
 c. feelings of worthlessness
 d. marked disturbances in thinking

Question 3

Which statement about the DSM-5's criteria for diagnosing schizophrenia is accurate?
 
  a. A diagnosis requires deterioration in functioning from a previous level within the previous six months.
  b. The chief characteristic of the disorder is uncontrollable emotions.
 c. The criteria are based on subjective judgments, not objective behaviors.
 d. The patient must be delusional to be diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Question 4

Which statement about schizophrenia is accurate?
 
  a. Research suggests that schizophrenia is a distinct disorder.
 b. Individuals do not recover from schizophrenia.
 c. Lifetime prevalence rates of schizophrenia in the United States are about four percent.
  d. The causes of schizophrenia are not well understood.


Title: Schizophrenia has four categories of symptoms. They include positive symptoms, negative symptoms, ...
Post by: jandro98 on Mar 9, 2018
Answer to #1

d

Answer to #2

d

Answer to #3

a

Answer to #4

d


Title: Schizophrenia has four categories of symptoms. They include positive symptoms, negative symptoms, ...
Post by: alexaaaaaaa on Mar 9, 2018
Thank you for helping me with this assignment of mine