Randy suffers from schizophrenia and has started wearing a tin foil helmet in order to protect his brain from being controlled by "the thoughts being broadcast to his brain by the government."
He also sees anyone on the street who is talking on their cell phones as a threat because he believes they are agents with the FBI and CIA. Randy's delusions illustrate a common symptom of schizophrenia called .
Fill in the blank with correct word
paranoia
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Gordon Russell (1983), a sports psychologist, observed the behaviour of fans during an especially violent hockey game. Contrary to predictions based on the notion of catharsis, Russell found that the belligerence and hostility of the spectators
A) increased when their team was losing. B) decreased when their team was winning. C) decreased when their team was losing. D) remained constant throughout the game. E) increased throughout the hockey game.
The acknowledgement of the objective fact that one has experienced a death is called __________
a) euthanasia b) depression c) grief d) bereavement