Question

An institutionalized individual behaving abnormally says, "the doctor claims i'm schizophrenic! How else would you expect me to act?" the individual's comments reflect:

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: self fulfilling prophecy

Self fulfilling prophecy refers to the prediction that somehow makes itself become true/fulfilled. Other example would be when a person is inherently believe that he is somehow intellectually inferior and cannot do anything to improve their get. This often lead him to not making any efforts since he believes it pointless, which lead to self-fulfilling his initial opinion about himself.