schizophrenia
what are positive symptoms
When a behaviour is present that is not normally present
what are hallucinations
false perceptions that involve the five senses
what are delusions
irrational beliefs that are not real
what are the three types of delusions
paranoid- persecutory
delusions of grandeur- beliefs about the persons power and importance
delusions of reference- events in the environment are directed to them
what are negative symptoms
the loss of usual abilities
what is avolition
peristent lack of motiviation to complete normal everyday tasks. a reduction of interests
what is speech poverty/alogia
when poeple show a lack of spontaneous speech and have minimal responses