Kyle's Friends Never Know What to Expect When They Visit

question 163

Multiple Choice

Kyle's friends never know what to expect when they visit him in the hospital. Sometimes he is elated and wildly optimistic-- filled with impractical plans about founding a computer business in space. Other times he is so dejected he just sits there saying nothing with tears running down his face. It seems like Kyle is experiencing __________

• A) a social phobia.
• B) bipolar disorder.
• C) schizophrenia.
• D) a nervous breakdown.

---

Definitions:

Failure To Thrive Syndrome

A medical condition, often seen in infants, characterized by a failure to gain weight and grow as expected for age and sex.

Nutrition

The process by which organisms take in and utilize food materials, essential for growth, repair, and maintenance of health.

Canalization

A genetic concept explaining how genotype restrictions lead to predetermined phenotypic outcomes despite environmental variations.

Stunted Growth

A condition in which growth and development are significantly below the normal rates for age, often due to malnutrition or neglect.