Which Generally Rises with Greater Socioeconomic Disadvantage

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which generally rises with greater socioeconomic disadvantage?

• A) Length of hospital stay
• B) Intrauterine growth restriction
• C) Prenatal clinic visits and screening tests
• D) Weight gain in the mother in excess of the recommended gain for her stature

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Definitions:

Poverty of Speech

A reduction in speech output that is often seen in various mental health disorders; it's characterized by brief and unelaborated responses.

Blunted Affect

A symptom of schizophrenia in which a person shows less emotion than most people.

Hallucinations

Perceptions in a conscious and awake state in the absence of external stimuli which have qualities of real perception, often seen in mental illness or drug influence.

Delusions

Fixed false beliefs that are resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact, often occurring as a symptom of psychiatric disorders.