Question

Poverty of speech, blunted and flat affect, loss of volition, and social withdrawal are all examples of _____ symptoms of schizophrenia.

a. positive
b. negative
c. psychomotor
d. hallucinatory

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: B. negative
negative symptoms refers to the psychological or physical effect that damage the patient's quality of life in some ways.
Other example of negative symptoms would be: become easily discouraged/unmotivated, slower rate of responsiveness, etc.