Some hospitalized mental patients whose original symptoms of schizophrenia improved were nonetheless unable to return to society because of the negative effects of their care. This syndrome is called:

A) schizophrenogenesis.
B) hyperinstitutionalization.
C) social breakdown syndrome.
D) downward drift.

Answer: C) social breakdown syndrome.

Psychology

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