________ symptoms represent behavioural deficits or the absence of normal behaviours in a person with schizophrenia.

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Negative symptoms in schizophrenia refer to the absence or reduction in normal behaviors such as decreased emotional expression, limited speech, apathy, lack of motivation and pleasure, and social withdrawal. Positive symptoms, on the other hand, are characterized by the presence of abnormal behaviors such as hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, and grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior. Primary and secondary symptoms are not specific to schizophrenia and are not commonly used to describe symptoms in this disorder.

________ Symptoms Represent Behavioural Deficits or the Absence of Normal