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dbose

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The case of Kevin Warner was presented in the text as an example of the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Which of Kevin's symptoms strongly suggested that he had lost touch with reality, which is the defining feature of schizophrenia?
 
  a. social withdrawal
  b. difficulty in communicating
  c. inability to succeed at work
  d. belief that people were poisoning him

Question 2

Why did the staff at the psychiatric hospital give Kevin Warner injections of antipsychotic medication?
 
  a. People with Kevin's blood type do not respond to medication in pill form.
  b. A high level of gastric juices in his digestive system destroyed the medication.
  c. He only pretended to take the pills because he believed people were trying to poison him.
  d. Antipsychotic drugs given by injection do not have the same serious side effects as those in pill form.


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shayla

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: d.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c.


dbose

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Wow, this really help

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