A hospital patient is diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia because she is having both delusions and hallucinations. What type of symptoms are these?

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Delusions and hallucinations are positive symptoms of schizophrenia, meaning they involve the presence of something that should not be there (e.g. false beliefs and sensory experiences). Atypical symptoms refer to symptoms that are not commonly associated with the disorder, and negative symptoms involve the absence of something that should be there (e.g. lack of emotion or motivation). Schizophrenia can involve a mix of positive and negative symptoms, but the patient described in this scenario only has positive symptoms.

A Hospital Patient Is Diagnosed as Suffering from Schizophrenia Because