Susan has withdrawn from social contact with others.She spends most of her time alone in her bedroom.She has stopped going to her job and no longer talks to her family on the phone.Additionally,Susan neglects her personal hygiene and rarely bathes,brushes her teeth,or changes clothes.Susan's behavior BEST illustrates which symptom of schizophrenia?

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Susan's withdrawal from social contact, neglect of personal hygiene, and cessation of work and communication with family all demonstrate a deterioration of adaptive behavior, which is consistent with the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

Susan Has Withdrawn from Social Contact with Others