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Question 265

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Differentiate positive symptoms from negative symptoms of schizophrenia (Marks 5)

Differentiate between positive and negative symptoms of Schizophrenia are as follows

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are the most obvious signs of psychosis. These includes disturbing experiences of delusions and hallucinations. Approximately 70 % of people with schizophrenia display these symptoms
Misinterpretation of reality is called as delusions. A common delusion in people with schizophrenia is the others are “out to get them” called as delusions of persecution
Experience of sensory events without any input from the surrounding environment is called as hallucinations
Negative symptoms usually indicate the absence or insufficiency of normal behavior. These include apathy, emotional and social with drawl and approximately 25 % of people with schizophrenia display these symptoms approximately 25 % of people with schizophrenia display these symptoms
- Avolition- Inability to initiate and persist in activities
- Alogia- Refers to the relative absence of speech
- Anhedonia- Refers to the presumed lack of pleasure