AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Richard often has hallucinations of his father who has passed away and has delusions that he is under constant government surveillance. What is Richard likely to be suffering from?
A
anxiety disorder
B
personality disorder
C
mood disorders
D
schizophrenia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A common schizophrenia delusion type is the paranoid delusion. Another word for these are persecutory delusions. These are delusions where a person believes they are being harassed, harmed, or otherwise watched by others.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by disruptions in thought processes, perceptions, emotional responsiveness, and social interactions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Schizophrenia is the descriptive term for a group of psychotic disorders in which personal, social and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of disturbed thought processes, strange perceptions, unusual emotional states, and motor abnormalities. It is a debilitating disorder.

Detailed explanation-4: -Disorganized thinking refers to disjointed and incoherent thought processes-usually detected by what a person says.

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