Nursing 101chapter 19 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which would be considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia? a. Blunted affect c. Poverty of speech b. Auditory hallucinations d. Lack of social interaction ANS: B Positive symptoms frequently occur during a psychotic episode, when an individual loses touch with reality and experiences something that should be absent (e.g., hallucinations). The remaining options are classified as negative symptoms. PTS: 1 REF: Pages 644-646 2. The onset of schizophrenia can be triggered by which prenat...