Paula has schizophrenia. Her behavior is characterized by difficulties in speaking and thinking clearly, as well as a deep sense of apathy. Although she is not hallucinating or suffering
Delusions, as she had been a few months previously, she is still having so much difficulty
Organizing herself to deal with daily tasks that it is nearly impossible for her to live
Independently. She is in the ______ phase of schizophrenia.
A) residual
B) acute
C) chronic
D) prodromal

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Paula is not experiencing active symptoms of hallucinations or delusions, but she is still displaying significant impairments in daily functioning. This suggests that she is in the residual phase of schizophrenia, which typically follows an acute or active phase of symptoms.

Paula Has Schizophrenia