Multiple choice

All are characteristics of schizophrenia, except which one of the following?

  1. Third person auditory hallucinations

  2. Inappropriate emotions

  3. Long stretches of mood changes

  4. Formal thought disorder
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Schizophrenia is characterized by positive symptoms like third-person auditory hallucinations and formal thought disorder, as well as negative symptoms like inappropriate or blunted affect. Long stretches of mood changes are characteristic of mood disorders such as bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder, not schizophrenia alone.

Keep practicing — related questions