The term Schizophrenia was coined by:: (A) Emil Kraepelin, (B) Eugene Bleuler, (C) Kurt Schneider, (D) Karl Jasper
Answer is B. Ans. B. Eugene BleulerEugene Bleuler: Swiss psychiatrist (1908) Coined 'schizophrenia'Rather than course characterized illness with symptomsPrimary features - the 'four As':* Loosening of Associations* Affective flattening* Autism (autistic thinking-fantasy thinking & behavior- withdrawn)* Ambivalence (inability to take decision)