<prompt> Prognosis of schizophrenia depends on -Atypical symptomsFalse beliefEmotional flatteningNone  <response>: Ans. is c i.e., Emotional flattening o Flat or blunted affect emotional flattening has poor prognosis.PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR SCHIZOPHRENIAGood Prognostic FactorsPoor Prognostic Factors1. Acute or abrupt onset1. Insidious onset2. Onset 35 years of age late onset2. Onset 20 years of age early onset3. Presence of precipitating stressor3. Absence of stressor4. Good premorbid adjustment4. Poor premorbid adjustment5. Catatonic subtype Paranoid subtype has an intermediate prognosis5. Disorganized, simple, undifferentiated, or chronic catatonic subtypes6. Short duration 6 months6. Chronic course 2 years7. Presence of depression7. Absence of depression8. Predominance of positive symptoms8. Predominance of negative symptoms9. Family history of mood disorder9. Family history of schizophrenia10. First episode10. Past history of schizophrenia11. Pyknic fat physique11. Asthenic thin physique12. Female sex12. Male sex13. Married13. Single, divorced14. Good social support14. Poor social support15. Presence of confusion, perplexity, or disorientation in the acute phase15. Flat or blunted affect16. Proper treatment, good treatment compliance, and good response to treatment16. Absence of proper treatment or poor response to treatment17. Outpatient treatment17. Institutionalization long term hospitalization18. Normal cranial CT scan18. Evidence of ventricular enlargement on cranial CT scan 