AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

SCHIZOPHRENIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the root “schizo-” mean?
A
Mind
B
Body
C
Split
D
Mutated
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -schizo-a combining form meaning “split, ” used in the formation of compound words: schizogenetic.

Detailed explanation-2: -word-forming element meaning “division; split, cleavage, ” from Latinized form of Greek skhizo-, combining form ("irregular, ” says OED) of skhizein “to split, cleave, part, separate” (from PIE root *skei-“to cut, split").

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