MrCook Grew Up in Severely Impoverished Circumstances

question 25

Multiple Choice

Mr.Cook grew up in severely impoverished circumstances.His mother was unmarried and homeless,and Mr.Cook and his six siblings lived on the streets or in shelters for most of their childhood.They had little formal education or opportunity to make progress in the world.After 17 years of this life,Mr.Cook had his first psychotic episode while digging through a trashcan looking for food for his mother; he heard voices telling him to take off his clothes and eat them.Shortly thereafter,Mr.Cook was picked up by police,taken to a psychiatric hospital,and diagnosed as schizophrenic.Mr.Cook's story fits the __________ theory of social class and schizophrenia.

• A)schizophrenogenic
• B)high-risk
• C)sociogenic
• D)social-selection

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Psychological Factors

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Hunger Drive

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