Which of the Following Is a Negative Symptom of Schizophrenia

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

• A) delusions
• B) hallucinations
• C) disorganized speech
• D) social withdrawal

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Definitions:

Illusion of Invulnerability

A cognitive bias leading individuals or groups to underestimate risks and overestimate their ability to control outcomes.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon occurring within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Ebbinghaus

Hermann Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist known for his pioneering work on memory and the forgetting curve.

Nonsense Syllables

Meaningless sets of two or three letters that are used in memory and learning experiments to study the learning process.