Match List - I with List - II.
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (A) | Alogia | (I) | Lack of motivation to do the task |
| (B) | Delusion | (II) | Perception without stimuli |
| (C) | Avolition | (III) | False Belief |
| (D) | Hallucination | (IV) | Poverty of speech |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
(A) Alogia — this matches (IV) Poverty of speech. People with schizophrenia show alogia or poverty of speech, i.e. a reduction in speech and speech content, one of the negative symptoms.
(B) Delusion — this matches (III) False Belief. A delusion is a false belief that is firmly held on inadequate grounds; it is not affected by rational argument and has no basis in reality.
(C) Avolition — this matches (I) Lack of motivation to do the task. Avolition is apathy and an inability to start or complete a course of action.
(D) Hallucination — this matches (II) Perception without stimuli. Hallucinations are perceptions that occur in the absence of external stimuli, such as hearing voices; auditory hallucinations are the most common in schizophrenia.
NCERT (2025-26): “Symptoms of Schizophrenia … A delusion is a false belief that is firmly held on inadequate grounds. It is not affected by rational argument, and has no basis in reality.…” “…People with schizophrenia may have hallucinations, i.e. perceptions that occur in the absence of external stimuli.…” “…People with schizophrenia show alogia or poverty of speech, i.e. a reduction in speech and speech content.…” “…Also patients with schizophrenia experience avolition, or apathy and an inability to start or complete a course of action.…” |