![]() Alogia: impaired thinking that manifests with reduced speech output or poverty of speech (e.g., always replying to questions with one-word answers).Avolition: reduced or absent ability to initiate purposeful activities.Flat affect: reduced or absent emotional expression.Catatonia (See “Subtypes and variants” below.). ![]() Grossly disorganized behavior : an abnormal behavior characterized by inadequate goal-directed activity (e.g., purposeless movements) and bizarre emotional responses (e.g., smiling or laughing when inappropriate).Disorganized thought or disorganized speech: e.g., loose associations, word salad, tangential speech.Delusions, e.g., grandiosity, ideas of reference, paranoia, persecutory delusions.Hallucinations and/or illusions ( auditory hallucinations are most common ).Positive symptoms of schizophrenia Psychosis ![]() Schizophrenia typically manifests with a prodrome of negative symptoms (e.g., social withdrawal) and psychosis that precedes the positive psychotic symptoms (e.g., hallucinations and bizarre delusions). ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |