In some cases of schizophrenia, the symptoms appear gradually and may be hard to recognize. Which one of the symptoms used in diagnosis would be hardest to recognize if it appeared in an adolescent who showed no other symptoms yet?

A. Delusions
B. Auditory hallucinations
C. Avolition
D. Catatonia


Answer: C

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