Match the behaviour of a person with schizophrenia in List-I with the…

Match the behaviour of a person with schizophrenia in List-I with the symptom it shows in List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Ramesh is firmly convinced that his body is made of glass, and no proof or argument changes his belief.	(I) Negative symptom
(B) Asked a simple question, Leela answers with a jumble of loosely linked ideas that drift from topic to topic.	(II) Delusion
(C) Prakash has almost stopped talking, shows little emotion and has lost the drive to do daily tasks.	(III) Psychomotor symptom
(D) Sanjay stands frozen in an odd, rigid posture for hours and hardly moves at all.	(IV) Disorganised thinking and speech

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Ramesh is firmly convinced that his body is made of glass, and no proof or argument changes his belief.	(II) Delusion	Ramesh holds a false belief firmly, and no argument shakes it. A belief with no basis in reality held this way is a delusion, a positive symptom.
(B) Asked a simple question, Leela answers with a jumble of loosely linked ideas that drift from topic to topic.	(IV) Disorganised thinking and speech	Leela's ideas jump from one topic to another with only loose links. This is disorganised thinking and speech, another positive symptom of schizophrenia.
(C) Prakash has almost stopped talking, shows little emotion and has lost the drive to do daily tasks.	(I) Negative symptom	Prakash shows less speech, emotion and drive than before. Such a deficit of thought, emotion and behaviour is a negative symptom.
(D) Sanjay stands frozen in an odd, rigid posture for hours and hardly moves at all.	(III) Psychomotor symptom	Sanjay's problem lies in his movement and posture. Odd postures or very little movement for long periods are psychomotor symptoms.

Note: Positive symptoms add something unusual (excesses); negative symptoms take something away (deficits).

NCERT (2026-27): “Symptoms of Schizophrenia
The symptoms of schizophrenia can be grouped into three categories, viz. positive symptoms (i.e. excesses of thought, emotion, and behaviour), negative symptoms (i.e. deficits of thought, emotion, and behaviour), and psychomotor symptoms.”

“Positive symptoms are ‘pathological excesses’ or ‘bizarre additions’ to a person’s behaviour. Delusions, disorganised thinking and speech, heightened perception and hallucinations, and inappropriate affect are the ones most often found in schizophrenia.”