Match List - I with List - II.
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (A) | Positive symptoms of schizophrenia | (I) | Pathological deficits |
| (B) | Negative symptoms of schizophrenia | (II) | Odd grimaces and gestures |
| (C) | Inappropriate affect | (III) | Bizarre additions |
| (D) | Psychomotor symptoms of schizophrenia | (IV) | Emotions that are unsuited to the situation |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
The symptoms of schizophrenia fall into three groups: positive symptoms (excesses of thought, emotion and behaviour), negative symptoms (deficits) and psychomotor symptoms.
(A) Positive symptoms of schizophrenia — this matches (III) Bizarre additions. Positive symptoms are ‘pathological excesses’ or ‘bizarre additions’ to a person’s behaviour, such as delusions, disorganised thinking and speech, and hallucinations.
(B) Negative symptoms of schizophrenia — this matches (I) Pathological deficits. Negative symptoms are ‘pathological deficits’: poverty of speech, blunted and flat affect, loss of volition and social withdrawal.
(C) Inappropriate affect — this matches (IV) Emotions that are unsuited to the situation. People with schizophrenia show inappropriate affect, i.e. emotions that are unsuited to the situation.
(D) Psychomotor symptoms of schizophrenia — this matches (II) Odd grimaces and gestures. Such patients move less spontaneously or make odd grimaces and gestures; in extreme form these become catatonia.
NCERT (2025-26): “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.…” “…People with schizophrenia also show inappropriate affect, i.e. emotions that are unsuited to the situation.…” “…Negative symptoms are ‘pathological deficits’ and include poverty of speech, blunted and flat affect, loss of volition, and social withdrawal.…” “…People with schizophrenia also show psychomotor symptoms. They move less spontaneously or make odd grimaces and gestures. These symptoms may take extreme forms known as catatonia.…” |