What assessment findings mark the prodromal stage of schizophrenia?

A) Withdrawal, misinterpreting, poor concentration, and preoccupation with religion
B) Auditory hallucinations, ideas of reference, thought insertion, and broadcasting
C) Stereotyped behavior, echopraxia, echolalia, and waxy flexibility
D) Loose associations, concrete thinking, and echolalia neologisms

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Keanna Kelly · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Withdrawal, misinterpreting, poor concentration, and preoccupation with religion are prodromal symptoms, which are the symptoms present before the development of florid symptoms. The incorrect options each list the positive symptoms of schizophrenia that are more likely to be apparent during the acute stage of the illness.

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