Tony has schizophrenia. He believes that he is the only true male on earth and that people don'treally die, they just became other people, always female. Tony hears voices that say "Now he dies"and "Here's where he gets hurt." In addition, he reports having visual disturbances such as seeingstreaks of light and after-images of people when they are no longer physically present. Based onthese examples, Tony appears to suffer fromschizophrenia, which is most stronglyassociated withO Type I; abnormal neurotransmitter activityO Type Il; abnormal neurotransmitter activityO Type I; abnormal brain structureO Type II; abnormal brain structure

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