The nurse is assisting with data collection on a patient newly diagnosed with schizophrenia. Which of the following would be considered positive symptoms of schizophrenia? (Select all that apply.)
a. Delusions
b. Alogia
c. Hallucinations
d. Disorganized behavior
e. Social isolation
f. Apathy
ANS: A, C, D
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia can be thought of as those symptoms that reflect an "excess" or distortion of normal functioning. Positive symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and disorganized behavior. Negative symptoms include affective blunting or flattening, alogia, avolition, apathy, anhedonia, and social isolation.
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