MBA CDOE (USOL) Panjab University MBA Entrance Exam with MCQ Answers 2014

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Which of the following is true about Schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder ?

Schizophrenia is often confused with multiple personality disorder yet is quite distinct from it. Schizophrenia is one of the more common mental disorders, considerably more common than multiple personality disorder. The term 'Schizophrenia' is composed of roots which mean, 'a splitting of the mind' but it does not refer to a division into separate and distinct personalities, as occurs in multiple personality disorder. Instead, Schizophrenia behavior is generally characterized by illogical thought patterns and withdrawal from reality.Schizophrenia often live in a fantasy world where they hear voices that others cannot hears, often voices of famous people. Schizophrenia tend to withdraw from families and friends and communicate mainly with the 'voices' that hear in their minds.
A: They are relatively similar
B: One is a psyschological disorder, while the other is not
C: Many people mistake one of the other
D: Multiple personality disorder occurs more often than Schizopherenia

The answer is: C