A nurse is providing education to a group of staff members about schizophrenia. Which of the following age groups should the nurse include as the age when schizophrenia is typically diagnosed?

A. Dissociative amnesia involves difficulty remembering important personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is inconsistent with ordinary forgetting. In the case of a client who has been sexually assaulted and is having difficulty remembering events related to the assault, dissociative amnesia is the likely experience.

B. Depersonalization/derealization disorder involves persistent feelings of detachment from oneself or one's surroundings. While this condition can occur in response to trauma, it typically involves a sense of detachment rather than memory loss.

C. Dissociative identity disorder (DID) involves the presence of two or more distinct personality states, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the world.

D. Factitious disorder involves the deliberate falsification or exaggeration of physical or psychological symptoms in oneself. It is not directly related to memory loss or difficulty remembering events.

B. Exposure to substances at a young age, especially during periods of brain development, increases the risk of addiction. Adolescents and young adults are particularly vulnerable to the effects of drugs and alcohol because their brains are still developing, particularly in areas related to decision-making, impulse control, and risk assessment.

A. The availability of medical insurance coverage for treatment does not directly increase the potential for addiction.

C. Cognitive deficits or vulnerabilities may predispose individuals to addiction, such as impulsivity or difficulty regulating emotions but they are not inherent characteristics of the brain.

D. Addiction can occur at any age, depending on various factors such as genetic predisposition, environmental influences, and individual vulnerabilities.