Which of the following is NOT true about the families of people with schizophrenia?
A. A person with schizophrenia is less likely to slip into relapse if his family is high in expressed emotion.
B. Critics of the expressed-emotion theory argue that the hostility and intrusiveness observed in families of people with schizophrenia might be the result of schizophrenic symptoms rather than contributors to relapse.
C. Families tend to be more forgiving of the negative symptoms of the individual with schizophrenia than positive emotions because negative emotions appear uncontrollable.
D. A person living with a family that is low on criticism is more likely to develop the full syndrome of schizophrenia.
Answer: C
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