In a severe depressive episode with psychotic symptoms and self - injurious acts, which of the following would not be observed?
Correct answer: D. Intellectual disorganization
- A. Auditory hallucinations
- B. Severe psychomotor retardation
- C. Auto enucleation
- D. Intellectual disorganization
Explanation
Psychotic depression may involve auditory hallucinations, severe psychomotor retardation, and rare self-injurious acts such as auto-enucleation. Intellectual disorganization is more characteristic of thought disorder in psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia than of depression.
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