Positive vs Negative Features In Mental Health

Question 1

Positive features

Answer 1

New behaviors, features, ways of thinking not previously known

Question 2

Negative features “A’s “

Answer 2

Loss of previous behaviors, features

Question 3

Positive features include

Answer 3

Hallucinations, delusions, cognitive distortions, bizarre behaviors, bizarre speech.

Question 4

Negative features include

Answer 4

Anergia, Anhedonia, Asociality/Avoidance, Avolition, Apathy, Affective flattening, Alogia, Attentional impairment, Anorexia, and ADL’s.

Question 5

Hallucinations

Answer 5

Can be Visual, auditory, Gustatory, olfactory, and tactile.

Question 6

Delusions

Answer 6

Fixed false beliefs that are difficult to challenge with facts and reality

Question 7

Cognitive distortions

Answer 7

Changes in thought, information storage and retrieval, beliefs

Question 8

Bizarre behaviors

Answer 8

Behaviors that are newly acquired and are out of the norm

Question 9

Bizarre speech

Answer 9

Ways of speaking that are newly acquired and are out of the norm

Question 10

Anergia

Answer 10

Loss of energy to complete every day tasks

Question 11

Anhedonia

Answer 11

Loss of pleasure and things you used to enjoy

Question 12

Asociality/Avoidance

Answer 12

Isolate self from others

Question 13

Avolition

Answer 13

Loss of motivation and goal directed behavior

Question 14

Apathy

Answer 14

Uninterested in surroundings

Question 15

Affective Flattening

Answer 15

Inappropriate, blunted, flat affect and sad, depressed mood

Question 16

Alogia

Answer 16

Poverty of speech

Question 17

Attentional Impairment

Answer 17

Inability to concentrate on tasks

Question 18

Anorexia

Answer 18

Loss of appetite

Question 19

ADL’s

Answer 19

Neglect of self-care or decreased ability to participate in self-care and daily activities