Negative Symptoms

Absence of normal behaviors or functioninn

Negative Symptoms

The 6 As of Negative Symptoms

1. Avolition

2. Anhedonia

3. Asocial

4. Anergia

5. Alogia

6. Apathy

Feeling State or Emotional Tone

affect

Inappropriate affect

Emotions incongruent with circumstace

Bland affect

Weak emotional tone

Flat affect

VOID of emotional tone

Apathy

Disinterest in environment

Avolition

Lack of motivation (Neglect of ADLs)

Lack of interest or skill in interpersonal interaction

Social isolation

Emotional detachment

Clinging

Intruding on personal space

Social Withdrawal

Anosognia

Lack of awareness of there being any illness or disorder

Anergia

Lack of energy

Anhedonia

Inability to experience pleasure (suicide risk)

Concrete thinking

Lack of abstract

Literal interpretations of environment → Regression