Negative symptoms

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Avolition (or apathy): inability to initiate, persist in activities

Alogia: relative absence of voluntary speech

Anhedonia: lack of pleasure / interest in usual activities

Blunted (or flat) affect: does not show - - or displays restricted range of emotions - - when normally expected

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