There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the options given below.
Assertion: Perceptions that occur in the absence of external stimuli is known as delusion.
Reasoning: The social and psychological costs of schizophrenia are tremendous, both to patients as well as to their families and society.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is option 4: Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.
Assertion: Perceptions that occur in the absence of external stimuli is known as delusion. This is false. Perceptions without external stimuli are called hallucinations, not delusions. Delusions are false beliefs (like believing you are a king or being persecuted), not false perceptions.
Reasoning: The social and psychological costs of schizophrenia are tremendous, both to patients as well as to their families and society. Correct. ➔ Schizophrenia causes huge emotional, social, and financial burdens.
"People with schizophrenia may have hallucinations, i.e. perceptions that occur in the absence of external stimuli. Auditory hallucinations are most common in schizophrenia. Patients hear sounds or voices that speak words, phrases and sentences directly to the patient (second-person hallucination) or talk to one another referring to the patient as s/he (third-person hallucination)."