Zodwa Has Withdrawn from Social Contact with Others

question 109

Multiple Choice

Zodwa has withdrawn from social contact with others. She spends most of her time alone in her bedroom. She has stopped going to her job and no longer talks to her family on the phone. Additionally, Zodwa neglects her personal hygiene and rarely bathes, brushes her teeth or changes clothes. Zodwa's behaviour BEST illustrates which symptom of schizophrenia?

• A) deterioration of adaptive behaviour
• B) hallucinations
• C) disturbed emotions
• D) irrational thought

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Net Present Value

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