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Lydia Tan has been living with her paranoid schizophrenic husband on an isolated farm for so long that she has come to accept his irrational beliefs. When she visits her sister, her delusions weaken. Mrs. Tan's condition is called ____.
 
  a. schizophreniform disorder
  b. Capgras delusion
 c. schizoaffective disorder
 d. shared psychotic delusion

Question 2

Dr. Henderson is trying to decide whether a new patient should be diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, or brief psychotic disorder. The information she should use is ____.
 
  a. whether there are positive or negative symptoms
 b. the pathognomonic symptoms of schizophrenia
  c. whether the person is old or young
 d. how long the symptoms have lasted



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

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Cooldude101

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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