A Breakdown in the Logical Structure of Thinking and Speech,revealed

question 17

Multiple Choice

A breakdown in the logical structure of thinking and speech,revealed in the form of a loosening of associations,best describes which psychological disorder?

• A) antisocial personality disorder
• B) major depressive disorder
• C) obsessive-compulsive disorder
• D) dissociative identity disorder
• E) schizophrenia

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Definitions:

Sex Hormones

Chemical substances that serve as messengers affecting the function of specific target organs responsible for secondary sex characteristics and reproductive activity.

Steroids

A class of lipids that have a basic structure consisting of four linked carbon rings, and include many hormones, alkaloids, and vitamins.

Terpenes

A large and diverse class of organic compounds, produced primarily by plants, that are the major components of essential oils.

Isoprene

A common organic compound with the formula C5H8, used as the monomer unit in the natural synthesis of rubber and other terpenes.