Negative symptoms of schizophrenia

The negative symptoms of schizophrenia are so-named because they are considered to be the loss or absence of normal traits or abilities, and include features such as:


 * flat or blunted affect and emotion,
 * poverty of speech (alogia),
 * anhedonia, and
 * lack of motivation (avolition).

Despite the appearance of blunted affect, recent studies indicate that there is often a normal or even heightened level of emotionality in Schizophrenia especially in response to stressful or negative events.

-

References & Bibliography


Papers

 * Google Scholar