Psychiatry Question Bank Q9

  1. According to the DSM-III-R the diagnosis of schizophre­nia requires:

A. That the symptoms be observed over a period of 6 months or more

B. A decline in the previous level of functioning

C. An onset before the age of 45

D. That the patient complains of auditory hallucination

  1. Positive symptoms of schizophrenia include:

A. Flatness of thought

B. Delusion of thought withdrawal

C. Marked flatness of affect

D. Auditory hallucination