Individuals with schizophrenia are more likely to abuse substances than are individuals without schizophrenia. A psychopathologist is MOST likely to say that schizophrenia and substance use disorder are ______ because they often occur together.

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Comorbidity refers to the occurrence of two or more disorders in the same individual, which is the case with schizophrenia and substance use disorder. Confounded refers to a situation where the relationship between two variables is misrepresented because of a third variable, whereas conflated refers to the merging of two or more concepts or constructs. Concordant refers to two variables that vary together in a predictable manner.

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