Schizophrenia Symptoms & Features

Which best describes schizophrenia as a mental illness?

• Feeling fearful, nervous and worried without clear cause

• An irrational fear of a specific stimulus that affects daily life

• Dramatic changes in mood from positive mood to negative mood and back

• Abnormalities in thought, perception and social withdrawal.

How many types of symptoms are there in schizophrenia?

• 1 type

• 2 types

• 3 types

• 4 types

Pick the answer which is true:

• Type 1: Positive symptoms; Type 2: Negative symptoms

• Type 1: Negative symptoms; Type 2: Positive symptoms

Which one is NOT a Type 1 (Positive) symptom?

• Lack of energy

• Hallucinations

• Delusions

• Disorganised thinking

Which one is NOT a Type 2 (Negative) symptom?

• Lack of energy

• Poverty of speech

• Social withdrawal

• Abnormal motor movement

How long must patients have been showing 2 or more key symptoms to be diagnosed?

• 2 weeks

• 1 month

• 2 months

• 3 months

The person feels people are out to attack them or harm them in some way.

• Grandiose delusion

• Persecutory delusion

• Referential delusion

• Hallucination

The person feels like they can smell something burning even though there is no fire.

• Grandiose delusion

• Persecutory delusion

• Referential delusion

• Hallucination

The person feels like things are talking about them or to them (eg. an actor in an video ad)

• Grandiose delusion

• Persecutory delusion

• Referential delusion

• Hallucination

The person thinks they are Jesus or has super powers.

• Grandiose delusion

• Persecutory delusion

• Referential delusion

• Hallucination