Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Psychological Disorders

Question:

Match List I with List II

LIST I

LIST II

 A.

 Formal thought Disorder 

 I. 

 No emotions at all

 B. 

 Alogia

 II. 

 Poverty of speech

 C. 

 Flat affect

 III. 

 Inability to start or complete a course of action 

 D. 

 Avolition

 IV.

 Loosening of associations

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A - III, B - II, C - IV, D - I

A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III

A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I

A - I, B - IV, C - III, D - II

Correct Answer:

A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III

Explanation:

People with schizophrenia may not be able to think logically and may speak in peculiar ways. These formal thought disorders can make communication extremely difficult. These include rapidly shifting from one topic to another so that the normal structure of thinking is muddled and becomes illogical (loosening of associations, derailment), inventing new words or phrases (neologisms), and persistent and inappropriate repetition of the same thoughts (perseveration).

People with schizophrenia show alogia or poverty of speech, i.e. a reduction in speech and speech content. Many people with schizophrenia show less anger, sadness, joy, and other feelings than most people do. Thus they have blunted affect. Some show no emotions at all, a condition known as flat affect. Also patients with schizophrenia experience avolition, or apathy and an inability to start or complete a course of action. People with this disorder may withdraw socially and become totally focused on their own ideas and fantasies.