Aaron Has Suffered from Schizophrenia for Many Years and Now

question 57

Multiple Choice

Aaron has suffered from schizophrenia for many years and now resides in a group treatment facility. One day a nurse approaches him and quietly tells him that his sister, who has been fighting cancer for many months, died that morning. Aaron has no appreciable facial reaction, and in a very monotone voice says, "okay." The nurse is not surprised by Aaron's lack of response to the awful news, because she knows that ________ is one symptom often seen in those suffering from schizophrenia.

• A) flat affect
• B) echolalia
• C) clang associations
• D) perseveration

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