List and briefly describe the positive symptoms found in schizophrenia
What will be an ideal response?
Suggested response:
? Disorganized thinking – seen as disturbances of audible thoughts; voices
arguing, voices commenting to each other;
? Disorganized behavior – seen as somatic passivity experiences or inertia;
? Catatonic behavior – seen as muscular rigidity and immobility, stupor and
negativism or state of excitement;
? Delusions – seen as thought withdrawal such as believing thoughts have been
removed by an outside force, and thought broadcasting such as believing
passages from books, television, and other environmental stimuli;
? Hallucinations – the delusional perceptions that can occur in any of the five
? Other - all other experiences involving avolition (inability to initiate or
participate in important activities); unusual motor behavior (such as rocking
or pacing); depersonalization (or feeling detached); derealization (or loss of
one's sense of reality in the external world); and somatic preoccup
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