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

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The abnormal behaviours and characteristics that occur in people who suffer from schizophrenia are called positive symptoms, which involve an excess or distortion of normal behaviours and include hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking. Affect-neutral symptoms (A) do not involve any emotional display, while negative symptoms (B) refer to a loss or decrease in normal behaviours and include avolition, decreased emotional expression, and cognitive deficits. Flights of ideas (D) are a symptom of bipolar disorder and involve rapidly shifting thoughts and ideas.

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