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Psychiatry Miscellaneous b2385c43

All the following are positive symptoms of schizophrenia except

A
Anhedonia
B
Hallucination
C
Delusion
D
Thought broadcast
High-Yield Explanation
(A) Anhedonia# Schizophrenia> Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by abnormalities in the perception or expression of reality. It most commonly manifests as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized spe ech and thinking with significant social or occupational dysfunction. Onset of symptoms typically occurs in young adulthood, with approximately 0.4-0.6% of the population affected. Diagnosis is based on the patient's self-reported experiences and observed behavior.> Schizophrenia is often described in terms of positive and negative (or deficit) symptoms.> Positive symptoms include delusions, auditory hallucinations, and thought disorder, and are typically regarded as manifestations of psychosis.> Negative symptoms 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), inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia), and lack of motivation (avolition).

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