Randy Suffers from Schizophrenia and Has Started Wearing a Tin

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Randy suffers from schizophrenia and has started wearing a tin foil helmet in order to protect his brain from being controlled by "the thoughts being broadcast to his brain by the government." He also sees anyone on the street who is talking on their cell phones as a threat because he believes they are agents with the FBI and CIA.Randy's delusions illustrate a common symptom of schizophrenia called __________.

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Definitions:

Federal Government

The central governing body in a federation, where authority is shared between the national administration and individual states or regions.

Protect Rights

The responsibility of governments and institutions to safeguard the legal, social, and human rights of individuals, ensuring freedom, equality, and justice.

Radical Reconstruction

A period after the American Civil War, marked by severe measures to integrate and protect the rights of formerly enslaved African Americans in the Southern states.

Black Male Suffrage

The right of black men to vote, especially significant in the context of post-Civil War America with the passage of the 15th Amendment.