A psychiatrist is explaining the next stage of care to the family of a patient whose schizophrenia symptoms have reduced with medicines. Which of the following statements made by her are correct?
(A) Rehabilitation is necessary to improve his quality of life now that his active symptoms are reduced.
(B) Cognitive retraining will teach him skills such as candle making and weaving to form a work discipline.
(C) The aim of rehabilitation is to empower him to become a productive member of society to the extent possible.
(D) In rehabilitation he will be given occupational therapy, social skills training and vocational therapy.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C and D only
(A) Rehabilitation is necessary to improve his quality of life now that his active symptoms are reduced. — Correct. Once active symptoms are reduced, rehabilitation is needed to improve quality of life, since symptom relief alone may not restore functioning in schizophrenia.
(B) Cognitive retraining will teach him skills such as candle making and weaving to form a work discipline. — Incorrect. Candle making and weaving to form a work discipline belong to occupational therapy. Cognitive retraining improves attention, memory and executive functions.
(C) The aim of rehabilitation is to empower him to become a productive member of society to the extent possible. — Correct. Rehabilitation aims to empower the patient to be a productive member of society as far as possible.
(D) In rehabilitation he will be given occupational therapy, social skills training and vocational therapy. — Correct. Occupational therapy, social skills training and vocational therapy are the techniques given in rehabilitation.
NCERT (2026-27): “REHABILITATION OF THE MENTALLY ILL … “… Rehabilitation of the mentally ill is necessary to improve their quality of life once their active symptoms are reduced.” |