Positive and negatives

• Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thought and speech, and disorganized or abnormal motor behaviour
• Delusions are false beliefs (multiple types)
• Hallucinations are false perceptions (Sensory)
• Disorganized thoughts and speech manifest as difficulties in organizing and expressing thoughts coherently and logically (multiple types)
• Disorganized or abnormal motor behaviours manifest as unusual and unpredictable actions, expressions, and movements (Multiple types)
• There are 5 types of negative symptoms for Schizophrenia
• Restricted Affect is a severe reduction in or absence of emotional expression
• Avolition is a reduction in motivation to initiate and sustain purposeful activities such as setting and pursuing goals, neglecting personal hygiene, and difficulties maintaining daily responsibilities
• Asociality is the reduced interest in and ability to engage in social relationships
• Anhedonia is the reduced ability to experience pleasure or interest in activities that were once enjoyable
• Alogia involves a reduction in speech output either in quantity or quality