A 16-year-old youth has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The parents ask the nurse what causes schizophrenia. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "Schizophrenia is caused by pain that the brain perceives."
B) "Schizophrenia is thought to occur due to trauma experienced in childhood."
C) "Schizophrenia is thought to reflect a fundamental biochemical abnormality."
D) "Schizophrenia is caused by seizure activity in the brain."
C
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This disorder, which seems to have a very strong genetic association, may reflect a fundamental biochemical abnormality. Mental disorders are now thought to be caused by some inherent dysfunction within the brain that leads to abnormal thought processes and responses. Schizophrenia is not caused by pain, childhood trauma, or seizure activity.
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