What is an example of a positive symptom in patients with schizophrenia?
Correct answer: D. Hallucinations
- A. Impaired social skills
- B. Affective flattening (lack of expression or emotion)
- C. Alogia (loss of speech)
- D. Hallucinations
Explanation
Positive symptoms add unusual experiences or behaviours to normal functioning, including hallucinations and delusions. Impaired social skills, flattened affect, and alogia are negative symptoms because they reflect losses or reductions in normal functioning.
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