Which of the following is a typical negative symptom of schizophrenia?

Answer 1

• Flat affect (sounding relatively emotionless)
• Poverty of speech (not speaking much)
• Insomnia (sleeplessness)
• Depression (lack of energy, lack of interests)
• Inability to perform tasks
• Inability to interact normally with others
• Inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia)
• Social withdrawal (asociality)
• Lack of motivation (avolition)

Answer 2

Flat affect (sounding relatively emotionless), poverty of speech (not speaking much), insomnia (sleeplessness), depression (lack of energy, lack of interests), inability to perform tasks, inability to interact normally with others, inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia), social withdrawal (asociality) and lack of motivation (avolition) are negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

Answer 3

Delusions

Hallucinations

Disorders of Thought

Grossly Disorganized behavior

Answer 4

lack of affect

Answer 5

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