Shortly after the police told Lucinda that her 12 years old daughter ahd been killed by a hit and run divers, she went into a catatonic state. A few hours later she began to hear voice, and her speech became disorganized. She said that an angel had come to visit her. These symptoms stopped after several days. Lucinda was suffering from

A. Catatonic schizophrenia
B. Residual schizophrenia
C. Schizophrenia form disorder
D. Brief psychotic disorder

Answer: D. Brief psychotic disorder

Psychology

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