Twenty-year-old Fred lives in a group home. His only "speech" includes segments of TV commercials. He becomes very anxious and agitated when his routine is disrupted and he doesn't like to be touched. His social skills are very limited, and he does not show emotion to others. He has a narrowed focus of attention on one video game that he plays and plays over and over again. He likes to spin objects such as pens, pencils, and markers. At times he may mechanically repeat a sentence that he overheard someone else say. Fred is suffering from which disorder?

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Brynlee Sherman

26 May, 20:13

Twenty-year-old Fred lives in a group home. His only "speech" includes segments of TV commercials. He becomes very anxious and agitated when his routine is disrupted and he doesn't like to be touched. His social skills are very limited, and he does not show emotion to others. He has a narrowed focus of attention on one video game that he plays and plays over and over again. He likes to spin objects such as pens, pencils, and markers. At times he may mechanically repeat a sentence that he overheard someone else say. Fred is suffering from which disorder?

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Skylar Drake · Answer 1

Catatonia schizophrenia

Explanation:

Catatonia schizophrenia is a psychological disorder. Catatonia includes symptoms such as Lack of communication and movement. This disorder includes the agitation and restlessness in the patient. It is a type of schizophrenia. There is another mental condition that also makes a person catatonic.

There are many symptoms of a catatonic patient: These people do not respond to a person in the environment To speak very less It holds their body in a very unusual manner. Agitated, restless.

Thus here Twenty-year-old Fred lives in a home was suffering from Catatonia schizophrenia.