<prompt> A teenager is diagnosed of having schizophrenia. Which among the following is TRUE for schizophrenia?It is a disorder of thoughtIt causes split personalityIt is due to emotional turmoilIt is due to childhood trauma  <response>: The term formal thought disorder is a synonym for disorders of conceptual or abstract thinking that are most commonly seen in schizophrenia and organic brain disorders. In schizophrenia, disorders in the form of thinking may coexist with deficits in cognition.Schizophrenia is a disorder that includes a combination of hallucinations, delusions, disorder of thought, lack of motivation, flattening of affect, and disruptions in social functioning. Ref: Diseases and Disorders Set By Victoria J. Fraser, M.d., 2007, Page 756; Kaplan Sadocks Synopsis of Psychiatry 10th Edition, Page 234, 277; Fishs Clinical Psychopathology: Signs and Symptoms in Psychiatry By Patricia R. Casey, Brendan D. Kelly, 2007, Page 46. 