Jamel Believes That His Instructors Are Plotting to Capture Him

question 30

Multiple Choice

Jamel believes that his instructors are plotting to capture him and steal his brain.He hears voices telling him that he needs to leave school and go to the Arctic to hide.Jamel,who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has been admitted to the psychiatric ward of the university hospital,is demonstrating

• A) positive symptoms.
• B) catatonia.
• C) selective attention.
• D) negative symptoms.

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