Dr. Knight is trying to diagnosis a patient suffering from what appears to be a form of schizophrenia. The patient appears to have symptoms such as paranoia, fear, and dampened emotional reactions otherwise
Dr. Knight is most likely to conclude that the patient should be classified as suffering from _________________ schizophrenia.
A) positive symptoms of
B) negative symptoms of
C) both positive and negative symptoms of
D) catatonic
Answer: B
Rationale: Symptoms can be classified into both positive (e.g., unusual behavior patterns, confused or paranoid thinking, and inappropriate emotional reactions) and negative (e.g., absence of typical or adaptive behaviors, and dampened emotional reactions) symptoms.
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