Category 1
a) thought echo, insertion, withdrawel or broadcast
b) delusion of control, influence or passivity, delusional percepcions
c) Hallucinatory voices: running commentry, discussion of patients, or coming from another part of the body
d) Persitent delusions (false beliefs) that are culturally inappropriate or impossible
Catergory 2
a) persistent hallucinations in any form: auditory, visual, olfactory
b) Neologism (new words - nonsense words), breaks train of thought or irrelevant speech
c) Catatonic behaviour - debilitating physical effects eg rigidity of limbs
d) Negative symptoms - apathy (no interest), paucity of speech, emotional blunting/flat effect
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