Positive And Negative Symptoms Of SZ Flashcards
1
Q
Hallucinations
A
Seeing hearing feeling something that isn’t there e.g. hearing voices
Positive symptom
2
Q
Delusion so
A
Positive
Believe that you’re something you’re not for example jesus
3
Q
Catatonic behaviour
A
Positive
Hyper mobility e.g. pacing around and excessive shaking
4
Q
Speech poverty
A
Negative
Lessening speech fluency, reduction in communication e.g. not wanting to talk
5
Q
Avolition
A
Inability to take part in goal directed behaviour for example not wanting to do something you normally would
6
Q
Emotional blunting
A
Negative
No emotion response e.g. winning the lottery with no response
7
Q
Positive symptom
A
An added symptom
8
Q
Negative symptom
A
A reduction of something
