Exam Question: Briefly describe two symptoms of Schizophrenia (4 marks)

Briefly describe two symptoms of Schizophrenia (4 marks)

Positive symptoms are additions to your ordinary behaviour - one example of a positive symptom is hallucinations. Hallucinations are sensory experiences of something that is not actually there - for example, auditory hallucinations (hearing something that's not there): these tend to involve harsh and critical voices telling the sufferer to perform out-of-character behaviour. 

Another example of a symptom is Avolition (this is a negative symptom (involves the loss of usually abilities)) - this is where a person will find it difficult to keep up with goal-related activity. The individual will generally have a sharp reduction in energy and lack motivation to carry on with a range of tasks.