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A Homeless Patient Diagnosed with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

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A homeless patient diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness became suspicious and delusional. The patient was given depot antipsychotic medication and housing was arranged at a local shelter. After 2 weeks, which statement by the patient indicates significant improvement?


Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without any prior learning or conditioning.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.

Intuitive

Relating to or using one's intuition, which involves understanding or knowing something instinctively without the need for conscious reasoning.

Appearances

The way that someone or something looks to others, encompassing physical presentation, clothing, and any other visual attributes.

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