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-People are likely to behave in ways that are rewarded.


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Negative Symptoms

Features that are characterized by a lack or reduction in normal functions, such as blunted affect or social withdrawal, often associated with schizophrenia.

Positive Symptoms

In psychiatry, symptoms that represent an excess or distortion of normal functions, such as hallucinations or delusions, particularly in the context of conditions like schizophrenia.

Acute

Describes something that is severe and sudden in onset, such as an acute illness, which contrasts with chronic conditions that develop gradually and persist over a long period of time.

Chronic

Describing a condition or disease persisting for a long time or constantly recurring, often referring to health issues.

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