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Clinical Characteristics
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- 1Positive SymptomsSymptoms that appear to reflect an excess or distortion of normal functions
- 2DelusionsBizarre beliefs that seem real to a person with S, but they are not real. Sometimes these delusions can be paranoid in nature. Delusions may also involve inflated beliefs about the person's power or importance
- 3Experiences of ControlThe person may believe they are under the control of an alien force that has invaded their mind and/or body
- 4HallucinationsBizarre, unreal perceptions of the environment that are usually auditory but may also be visual, olfactory (smelling things that are not there) or tactile (feeling things that are not there)
- 5Disordered ThinkingThe feeling that thoughts have been inserted or withdrawn from the mind. In some cases the person may believe their thoughts are being broadcast so others can hear them. Tangential, incoherent or loosely associated speech is used as an indicator of thought disorder.
- 6Negative SymptomsSymptoms that appear to reflect a diminution or loss of normal functions, often persistent during periods of low or absent positive symptoms.
- 7Affective FlatteningA reduction in the range and intensity of emotional expression including facial expression, voice tone, eye contact and body language.
- 8AlogiaThe poverty of speech. Characterised by the lessening of speech fluency and productivity. This is thought to reflect slowing or blocked thoughts.
- 9AvolitionThe reduction of, or inability, to initiate and persist in goal directed behaviour. It is often mistaken for apparent disinterest.
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