Which Finding Constitutes a Negative Symptom Associated with Schizophrenia

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which finding constitutes a negative symptom associated with schizophrenia?

• A) Hostility
• B) Bizarre behavior
• C) Poverty of thought
• D) Auditory hallucinations

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Definitions:

Dialectical Behavior

A comprehensive cognitive-behavioral therapy designed to treat individuals with severe emotional dysregulation, focusing on acceptance and change.

Aversive Conditioning

A behavioral technique involving the use of unpleasant stimuli to reduce or eliminate undesirable behaviors.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach founded by Sigmund Freud that explores how unconscious thoughts and childhood experiences influence behavior and mental states.

Repressed Feelings

Emotions or thoughts that have been unconsciously blocked from consciousness due to being perceived as unacceptable or threatening.