Positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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Affect (-)

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Blunt or flat facial expression

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Alogia (-)

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Poverty of thought or speech

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Anergia (-)

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lack of energy

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Anhedonia (-)

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lack of pleasure or joy, indifferent

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Avolition (-)

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lack of motivation in activities and hygiene

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Emotional Ambivalence (-)

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Need for and fear of intimacy - opposite emotions to the same person, object or situation

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Deteriorated appearance (-)

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grooming/self-care is neglected.

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Waxy flexibility (+)

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Allow body parts to be placed in bizarre of uncomfortable positions and stay there

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Posturing (+)

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Voluntary assumption of inappropriate or bizarre posture

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Pacing and rocking (+)

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Pacing back and forth and rocking the body

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Cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia

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Disordered thinking inability to make decisions poor problem solving abilities difficulty concentrating to perform tasks memory deficits (long term and working memory like finding an address)

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Affective symptoms

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manifestations involving emotions such as hopelessness or suicidal ideation

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Ideas of reference (+)

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Misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them. People on the TV are talking about you, the song is about you.

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Persecution (+)

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Feels singled out for harm by others They’re out to get me!!

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Grandeur (+)

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Believes that she/he is all powerful and important I am God!

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Somatic delusions (+)

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Believes that his body is changing in an unusual way The doctor says I’m not pregnant, but I know I am

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Jealousy (+)

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May believe that her spouse is sexually involved with another individual

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Being controlled (+)

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Believes that a force outside of body is controlling him/her The dentist put fillings in my tooth so now I receive transmissions that control what I think and do

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Thought broadcasting (+)

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Believes that her/his thoughts are heard by others

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Thought insertion (+)

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Believes that others’ thoughts are being inserted into their mind

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Thought withdrawal (+)

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Believes that her thoughts have been removed from her mind by an outside agency

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Religiosity (+)

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Obsessed with religious beliefs

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Paranoia (+)

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Extreme suspiciousness of others, their actions or perceived intentions

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Magical thinking (+)

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Thoughts have control over specific situations or people Make a magical land

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Flight of ideas (+)

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Stringing together words into a sentence

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Neologism (+)

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Made up words that have meaning only to the client. Ask for the definitions

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Echolalia (+)

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The client repeats the words spoken to him “Are you having a good day?” “Good day”

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Clang association (+)

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Meaningless rhyming of words, often forceful “Fox, Box, Lox”

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Word Salad (+)

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Words jumbled together with little meaning or significance to the listener.

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Circumstantiality (+)

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Individual delays in reaching the point of communication because of unnecessary and tedious details

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Tangentiality (+)

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Person NEVER gets to the point of communication

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Mutism (+)

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Inability or refusal to speak (flat affect)

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Perseveration (+)

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Repeats the same word or idea in response to different questions “Whats your favorite color” “If that’s what you say” “What color is that?” “If that’s what you say”

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Gustatory hallucinations (+)

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Experiencing unpleasant tastes

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Tactile hallucinations (+)

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Feeling bodily sensations (bugs)

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Depersonalization (+)

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Feel like they’ve lost their identity; self is different or unreal

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Personal boundary difficulties (+)

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Hard to tell where their boundaries end and another persons begins

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Derealization (+)

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Perception that the environment has changed

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Echopraxia (+)

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Purposely imitate movements made by others

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Echolalia (+)

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Repeats the word they hear