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Question 3 Unsaved Schizophrenia and Autism are considered not an individual disorder but are called? Question 3 options: a) Internal disorders b) Mood disorders c) Spectrum disorders d) Anxiety disorders

Answer 1

• Schizophrenia and Autism are considered not an individual disorder but are called spectrum disorders.
• Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) share clinical and genetic components that have long been recognized. The two disorders co-occur more frequently than would be predicted by their respective prevalence, suggesting that a complex, multifactor association is involved.
• The clinical interplay and overlap between SSD and ASD have long been recognized as the two classes of disorder that share phenotypic and clinical features and a number of individuals diagnosed with ASD subsequently develop SSD symptoms