Admissions by Conduct Are

question 21

Multiple Choice

Admissions by conduct are

• A) analogous to adoptive admissions.
• B) an admission in writing.
• C) nonverbal communication.
• D) where not conduct but rather silence serves as an admission of guilt.

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Definitions:

Disorganized Behavior

Acting in strange or unusual ways, including strange movement of limbs and inappropriate self-care, such as failing to dress properly or bathe.

Schizophrenia

A mental disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, and impaired cognitive ability.

Negative Symptom

A term often used in psychiatry to describe the absence or diminution of normal behavior or characteristics, such as lack of emotion or motivation.

Positive Symptom

In the context of psychological disorders, referring to an excess or distortion of normal functions, such as hallucinations or delusions.