How To Recognize Important Warning Signs Of Schizophrenia

Negative Symptoms

Negative symptoms are behaviors that may lose some functionality with the diagnosis of schizophrenia. This may include loss of emotion, lowered amounts of energy, low motivation, difficulty speaking, poor social skills or a lack of interest to socialize, and affective flattening – a blank facial expression, less lively facial movement and a flat voice. The negative symptoms account for many discrepancies in the social lives of those who are diagnosed with schizophrenia. It has been reported that patients who have schizophrenia are more prone to struggle with common daily activities such as showering or brushing their teeth.