Practical for Group B

First-rank symptoms in schizophrenia

Auditory hallucinations Hearing voices conversing with one another Voices heard commenting on one's actions (hallucination of running commentary) Thought echo (a form of auditory hallucination in which the patient hears his/her thoughts spoken aloud)

First-rank symptoms in schizophrenia

Passivity experiences (in which the individual has the experience of the mind or body being under the influence or control of some kind of external force or agency; delusions of control or of being controlled)

First-rank symptoms in schizophrenia

Thought withdrawal (the delusional belief that thoughts have been 'taken out' of the patient's mind) Thought insertion (thoughts are ascribed to other people who are intruding into the patient's mind) Thought broadcasting (also called thought diffusion) Delusional perception (linking a normal sensory perception to a bizarre conclusion, e.g. seeing an aeroplane means the patient is the president)