Ricardo says, “I hate my schizophrenia. I’ve heard people talk about positive and negative symptoms, but to me they’re all negative.” How might you address Ricardo’s misconception?
What will be an ideal response?
The way the terms positive and negative are used here do not reflect “good” or “bad.” Instead, positive means overexpressions—something excessive or added to typical functioning. Negative means underexpressions, or something that’s missing or somewhat lacking compared to normal functioning. By this terminology, hallucinations, delusions, disorganized behavior, excitement, grandiosity, suspiciousness, and hostility could all be considered positive symptoms. On the other hand, blunted or flat affect, avolition, social withdrawal, passivity or apathy could be considered negative symptoms.
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