The woman who was diagnosed with schizophrenia was exhibiting a distortion of reality when she told the therapist why she was initially hospitalized in 1975.Although she was given an anti-psychotic drug (Thorazine) during this initial hospitalization, she told the therapist that she was originally hospitalized due to

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The woman is exhibiting a distortion of reality, which is a symptom of schizophrenia, by attributing her hospitalization to external stressors like childrearing and in-laws, rather than acknowledging the schizophrenia diagnosis.

The Woman Who Was Diagnosed with Schizophrenia Was Exhibiting a Distortion