A 14-year-old patient has been raised from infancy in a series of foster homes and has difficulty forming significant and stable emotional connections. This increases the patient's risk for which responses or disorders? Select all that apply
1. Anxiety
2. Suicidality
3. Drug abuse
4. Depression
5. Schizophrenia
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
Explanation: Insecure attachments in infancy have been linked with a higher incidence of emotional problems, including anxiety, depression, conduct problems, suicidality, drug use, aggressive and antisocial behaviors, and ADHD in childhood and adolescence. Schizophrenia is a genetically associated vulnerability.
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