The abnormal behaviours and characteristics that occur in people who suffer schizophrenia are called

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The abnormal behaviours and characteristics that occur in people with schizophrenia are referred to as positive symptoms, which include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and abnormal motor behaviours. These are referred to as "positive" symptoms because they represent an excess or distortion of normal functioning. Negative symptoms, on the other hand, represent a lack of normal functioning and include things like apathy, social withdrawal, and anhedonia (lack of pleasure or interest in activities). Affect-neutral symptoms and flights of ideas are not commonly used terms in the diagnosis or treatment of schizophrenia.

The Abnormal Behaviours and Characteristics That Occur in People Who