Kelsey was age 4 when her mom noticed that she was having difficulty cutting with scissors and learning to tie her shoes.She also was just becoming potty trained,while her younger sister,age 2,was already starting to potty train successfully.Kelsey also had some difficulty forming sentences and didn't seem to take as much pleasure in being around other children or smile and laugh the way other children typically did.By the time she was 15,Kelsey was diagnosed with schizophrenia.Her clinician told Kelsey's mom that Kelsey's behavior at age 4 was evidence of which of the following?

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Kelsey was age 4 when her mom noticed that she was having difficulty cutting with scissors and learning to tie her shoes.She also was just becoming potty trained,while her younger sister,age 2,was already starting to potty train successfully.Kelsey also had some difficulty forming sentences and didn't seem to take as much pleasure in being around other children or smile and laugh the way other children typically did.By the time she was 15,Kelsey was diagnosed with schizophrenia.Her clinician told Kelsey's mom that Kelsey's behavior at age 4 was evidence of which of the following?

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The behaviors described at age 4 are indicative of the premorbid stage of schizophrenia, which refers to the period before the first acute psychotic episode, often characterized by subtle behavioral, cognitive, and social deficits.

Kelsey Was Age 4 When Her Mom Noticed That She