Ahmik Grew Up on a Native American Reservation in Saskatchewan,Canada,but

question 30

Multiple Choice

Ahmik grew up on a native American reservation in Saskatchewan,Canada,but is attending a college in the United States that has a primarily Caucasian population.Because he wanted to get the whole college experience,he is living in a dormitory on campus.An unusually heavy snowstorm hits the campus and shuts it and everything around it down for several days.On the second day,Ahmik locks himself in his room and refuses to come out,because he is afraid he is becoming a monster and might eat his friends if the roads don't open up soon so they can get more food.Everyone is confused,because they have plenty of food and see no reason Ahmik should think he is turning into a monster that eats people.Ahmik's hall monitor,who is taking an abnormal psychology class,decides he must have schizophrenia.Based on this information,is she right?

• A) She could be,but because Ahmik comes from a different culture,culture-bound disorders must also be taken into consideration.
• B) Yes.Talking about nonhuman and nonanimal monsters is one of the key diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia.
• C) No.Ahmik probably has a paranoid personality disorder.
• D) No.Ahmik probably has a somatoform disorder.

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