For the first two weeks after starting college, a student can't seem to talk coherently and is generally unresponsive to the moods of other students in the same dorm. Soon, the student resumes normal patterns of speaking and social interaction. This is an example of:

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This scenario describes a brief psychotic disorder, which involves a sudden onset of psychotic symptoms that last for less than a month, after which the individual returns to normal functioning.

For the First Two Weeks After Starting College, a Student