Read through the examples below and identify the positive,negative, or cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia. Choose any 3 toanswer. You must explain whether it is apositive/negative/cognitive symptoms and WHY it ispositive/negative/cognitive. Elaborate on the type of symptom.
2. Alice does not smile or frown. It does not matter whether shehears a joke or receives bad news. In fact, it seems as if she hasno feelings. Sometimes she will sit or stand in the same positionfor hours and hours and hours without shifting or moving in theslightest.
3. Thomas believes he is Jesus and so goes into the middle ofdowntown and stands on the town square and starts preaching outloud to the people passing by. He claims that he can cure the sickand help the disabled walk again. If he sees someone drinking hetells them they are going to hell and should come forward and askfor total forgiveness of their sins, which he alone can grant. Heis unkempt, wearing multiple layers of clothes no matter theweather. When arrested for disturbing the peace, Thomas yells.
4. Priya receives a lot of junk mail from various organizationsasking her to donate money. She believes that the mail is from theIRS and that the government is trying to get information and moneyfrom her. She is afraid that co-workers have injected her withsomething to keep her from telling the government the companysecrets.
