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savannahhooper

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Arlene has suffered several episodes of major depression since she was fired from her job two
   years ago. She has also suffered from recurrent hallucinations, delusions, and periods of
   disorientation and incoherent speech.
 
  These symptoms all seem related to her major depressive
   episodes. She is most likely suffering from ______.
   a. schizophreniform disorder c. schizoaffective disorder
   b. schizotypal disorder d. a brief psychotic episode

Question 2

Which factor is associated with more persistent reading disability?
 
  a. reliance on decoding strategies to understand written words
  b. reliance on memory to understand written words
  c. right hemisphere defects in neural circuitry
  d. genetics



Athena23

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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