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Distinguish between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia and provide two examples of each type.
 
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A compulsion is a behavior that a person cannot keep from performing.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Positive symptoms represent additions to normal behaviors. Hallucinations are perceptions that occur in the absence of a sensory stimulus. Delusions are incorrect beliefs that are resistant to change. Negative symptoms are represented by behaviors that are missing, such as poverty of speech or flattened emotional response.

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Answer: TRUE





 

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