During two appointments, a clinician records the following observations about Leon.
| Clinician's observation |
|---|
| Leon says that a machine has placed a thought in his mind and that the thought did not come from him. |
| When asked open questions, Leon gives only one- or two-word replies, even when invited to say more. |
Identify one positive clinical characteristic and one negative clinical characteristic of schizophrenia shown in the clinician's observations. For each one, explain why it is classed as positive or negative.
144 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 3.2.1 Clinical characteristics of schizophrenia, 3.2.2 Key statistics of schizophrenia, 3.2.3 Dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, 3.2.4 Brain structure and function in schizophrenia; criticisms, 3.2.5 Social drift theory of schizophrenia, 3.2.6 Schizophrenia research study: Daniel et al. (1991), 3.2.7 Clinical characteristics of clinical depression, 3.2.8 Key statistics of clinical depression, 3.2.9 Social rank theory of clinical depression, 3.2.10 ABC Model of clinical depression, and 3.2.11 Clinical Depression research study: Tandoc et al. (2015). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.