Identify and explain two psychotic symptoms that youngsters with COS may experience

What will be an ideal response?


It is characterized by severe psychotic symptoms, including: bizarre delusions (false beliefs), hallucinations (false perceptions), thought disturbances, grossly disorganized behavior or catatonic behavior (motor dysfunctions ranging from wild agitation to immobility), extremely inappropriate or flat affect, and significant deterioration or impairment in functioning (APA, 2013).

Psychology

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One recent fad in tobacco use has been

A. tobacco lozenges. B. nicotine soap. C. hookahs (water pipes). D. snorting powdered nicotine.

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Which of the following is true of sleep?

A. Most of the night is spent in the deepest level of sleep (stage 4). B. One spends an hour or two at each stage in turn, spending the last few hours at stage 4 and then at REM. C. One passes through all stages of sleep, including REM, several times in a normal night. D. One cycles in and out of various stages throughout the night instead of staying in one stage all night.

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The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are the _______

a. three components of the eardrum b. three tiny bones in the middle ear c. membranes in the oval window d. three components of the basilar membrane cochlea

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