The case of Kevin Warner was presented in the text as an example of the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Which of Kevin's symptoms strongly suggested that he had lost touch with reality, which is the defining feature of schizophrenia?

A. social withdrawal
B. difficulty in communicating
C. inability to succeed at work
D. belief that people were poisoning him

Answer: D

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