Leila is revising schizophrenia and comparing positive and negative symptoms. Which statement gives the correct distinction between these groups?
Positive symptoms add experiences that are not usually present, while negative symptoms involve a loss or reduction of normal functioning.
Positive symptoms change the way a person thinks and believes, while negative symptoms change the way a person feels emotionally.
Positive symptoms are the less serious symptoms for the person, while negative symptoms are the more serious and more harmful symptoms.
Positive symptoms involve a loss or reduction of normal functioning, while negative symptoms add experiences that are not usually present.
144 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 3.2.1 Clinical characteristics of schizophrenia, 3.2.2 Key statistics of schizophrenia, 3.2.3 Dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, 3.2.4 Brain structure and function in schizophrenia; criticisms, 3.2.5 Social drift theory of schizophrenia, 3.2.6 Schizophrenia research study: Daniel et al. (1991), 3.2.7 Clinical characteristics of clinical depression, 3.2.8 Key statistics of clinical depression, 3.2.9 Social rank theory of clinical depression, 3.2.10 ABC Model of clinical depression, and 3.2.11 Clinical Depression research study: Tandoc et al. (2015). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.