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Solutions For Abnormal Psychology Chapter 10 Problem 12TY

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Solution 1

Schizophrenic disorders are associated with the crazy behavior and the most common example is a delusion that is associated with false beliefs about the world. Symptoms include inappropriate emotion or effect, voice is monotonous, hallucinations, catatonic behavior and negative symptoms.

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Catatonic is s a condition in which the person is awake but do not respond to the external stimulus. In this condition the individual may not move or make an eye contact.

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Hence the option a is not correct.

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Schizophreniform disorder is similar to schizophrenia but have two exceptions.

• The duration is shorter ranging from one month to six months.

• Impaired social or occupational functioning is a possibility but still they can perform daily activities.

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Brief psychotic disorder is a sudden onset of psychotic symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations and disorganized speech. This usually lasts in one day or in one month and is caused due to sudden loss of a loved person or a child.

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Hence the correct option is .