Question

For the first two weeks after starting college, a student can’t seem to talk coherently and is generally unresponsive to the moods of other students in the same dorm. Soon, the student resumes normal patterns of speaking and social interaction. This is an example of:_____

A) schizoaffective disorder.
B) catatonic schizophrenia.
C) schizophreniform disorder.
D) brief psychotic disorder.

Answer 1

brief psychotic disorder is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The brief psychotic disorder is a psychiatric behavior and a mental disorder characterized by psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, catatonic behavior, delusions, disorganized speech and it lasts from one day or less than 1month.

The cause of the brief psychotic disorder is not clear but stress, trauma, a natural disaster can cause a brief psychotic disorder.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is used to treat people suffering from a brief psychotic disorder.