Question

Someone help with this Ap psych question: Tricia is 20-years-old and is studying to be a chemist. Tricia has always been anxious, but recently she finds herself

overwhelmed by the amount of reading and studying she has for class. In addition she has been working part-time to
help pay for her education. She has been finding it difficult to concentrate at school lately because she is hearing voices
and seeing things that other people clearly do not see or hear.
Tricia also believe that her friends are trying to poison her, although they reassure her that they want to protect her.
Because of these recent challenges, her grades have started to slip and she is in danger of failing out of school. Tricia's
identical twin sister began to experience similar symptoms last year. Tricia is confused and is spending more and more
time along and in an inner world because her interactions with others are so unusual.
Task:
• Explain which disorder Tricia is likely suffering from and provide a general description of the disorder.
• Identify the symptoms which lead to this diagnosis.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

sound like paranoid schizophrenia

due to her

being anxious

hearing voices

seeing things that other people clearly do not see or hear