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amal · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Virginia's therapist notes that Virginia jumps from one topic to another and her replies are only tangentially related to the therapist's questions. This describes which symptom of schizophrenia?

a. ideas of reference
b. negative affective symptoms
c. loosening of associations
d. thought insertion

Question 2

Current research addressing the question of whether psychotic symptoms should be challenged suggests that ____.

a. it is dangerous to the patient's psychological well-being to challenge symptoms.
b. it is best to teach the patient how to get along with the symptoms
c. the patient is best served by learning to ignore the symptoms
d. the therapist assess the patient's openness to confronting information before challenging the patient's beliefs