P3- Negative Symptoms

Question 1

What to the negative symptoms of schizophrenia involve?

Answer 1

The negative symptoms of schizophrenia involve the loss of usual abilities and normal functioning. This includes speech poverty, in which a sufferer has an inability to produce fluent words and quality of speech.

Question 2

What is speech poverty thought to reflect?

Answer 2

This is thought to reflect blocked thoughts and avolition, which refers to a loss of motivation and difficulty completing goal-oriented tasks.