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EAugust

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on: Jun 22, 2018
A key characteristic of a major depressive episode is a feeling of , or trouble gathering energy.
 
  a. slowness
  b. euphoria
  c. paranoia
  d. retardation

Question 2

Explain the difference between positive and negative symptoms in psychotic disorders.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

- positive symptoms involve excesses or additions of unusual behavior, such as delusions, hallucinations, inappropriate affect, and disorganized speech and behavior
- negative symptoms involve deficits or subtraction of normal behavior, such as flat affect, alogia, avolition, and anhedonia


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