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penza

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You are a child psychologist doing an evaluation of an eight-year-old girl, Ramona. After you finish interviewing Ramona, you talk with her mother to get a history. During your discussion with Ramona's mother, you notice that she often smacks her lips, blinks her eyes, and thrusts her tongue out of her mouth. These observations of Ramona's mother suggest that Ramona's mother ____.
 
  a. is in the early stages of Parkinson's disease
 b. is nervous and might have something to hide
 c. is high on speed or crack
 d. has been taking an antipsychotic medication for some time and thus might have schizophrenia

Question 2

Webster has been treated for schizophrenia for 20 years. He wants to avoid the risk of tardive dyskinesia. In order to do that, ____.
 
  a. his doctor would need to train his family members to increase their expressed emotion
 b. his doctor would need to decrease the amount of time Webster is on his antipsychotic medication
  c. he would need to avoid taking Clozapine, and use only the antipsychotic drug Thorazine instead
  d. he would need to take part in psychosocial therapy to learn social skills



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b



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