A mother brings her 18-year-old daughter to the health care clinic to be seen because she has noted that her daughter has gradually displayed symptoms of depression, such as loss of desire for personal hygiene, a lack of interest in her normal social activities, a sudden drop in grades at school, and recent unwillingness to get out of bed to go to school.The nurse will want to assess for which of the following?

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The symptoms described, such as loss of desire for personal hygiene, lack of interest in normal social activities, and unwillingness to get out of bed, are indicative of depression and align with the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, which include social withdrawal, lack of motivation, and reduced emotional expression. Positive symptoms of schizophrenia involve hallucinations and delusions, which are not mentioned. Insomnia and post-traumatic stress syndrome could be related to depression but are not directly suggested by the symptoms described.

A Mother Brings Her 18-Year-Old Daughter to the Health Care