Explorers discover a previously unknown hunter-gatherer society on a small Pacific island.A few people on this island have symptoms consistent with schizophrenia but they are not particularly impaired and often recover quickly.Based on the existing literature, which of the following explanations is the most plausible?
A) The inhabitants have low rates of the gene that predisposes for schizophrenia.
B) People with schizophrenia in this society tend to fit the catatonic subtype.
C) In this society, sufferers are socially shunned, which motivates them to improve.
D) In this society, the symptoms of schizophrenia are consistent with local norms.
E) The inhabitants have discovered an herbal remedy that mimics antipsychotic medication.
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