A patient with schizophrenia is unable to get out of bed and get dressed unless the nurse prompts every step. This is an example of which behavior?

Explanation

•Avolition refers to the impairment of motivation or the ability to initiate goal-directed activity.

•The symptoms of schizophrenia are divided into positive and negative symptoms.

•Positive symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, and grossly disorganized thinking, speech, and behavior.

•Negative symptoms include a flat affect, avolition, and social withdrawal or discomfort.

•Word salad is when a group of words are put together in a random fashion without a logical connection.

•Tangentiality is when a person's speech deviates from the subject and is not relevant.

•Perseveration is when a person repeats the same word or idea in response to different questions.

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