AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND ILLNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Retreat from reality by hallucinations and delusions and by social withdrawal typically characterizes ____ disorders
A
anxiety
B
personality
C
psychotic
D
dissociative
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Retreat from reality by hallucinations and delusions and by social withdrawal typically characterizes a. somatoform disorders.

Detailed explanation-2: -schizophrenia, any of a group of severe mental disorders that have in common symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, blunted emotions, disordered thinking, and a withdrawal from reality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Psychotic disorders are severe mental disorders that cause abnormal thinking and perceptions. People with psychoses lose touch with reality. Two of the main symptoms are delusions and hallucinations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating brain and behavior disorder affecting how one thinks, feels and acts. People with schizophrenia can have trouble distinguishing reality from fantasy, expressing and managing normal emotions and making decisions.

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