This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders, Subject name: Psychiatry
Bleuler's symptoms of schizophrenia include all except: 
Select and explain. 
A. Autism, B. Automatism, C. Affect disturbance, D. Loosening of association
B: Automatism
Answer: B: Automatism 
Explanation: Bleuler proposed four symptoms of schizophrenia. which were called as fundamental (or primary) symptoms of schizophrenia. These symptoms are also known as 4 A's of Bleuler. They include: A. Autistic thinking and behaviour (Autism) B. Ambivalence C. Affect disturbances D. Association disturbances Automatisms are usually a feature of epilepsy. They are apparently meaningful behaviours, for which the patient doesn't have any memory later on. It is not seen in schizophrenia.