Negative symptoms refer to the __________
A) presence of behaviors, thoughts, or feelings that are absent in people who do not have a psychiatric illness
B) absence of behaviors, thoughts, or feelings that are present in people who do not have a psychiatric illness
C) set of behaviors that are least associated with schizophrenia and include a short attention span, the inability to solve problems and make decisions, and difficulty processing information
D) set of behaviors that are most associated with schizophrenia and include delusions, hallucinations, and speech abnormalities
Answer: B
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