### Identification of Negative Symptoms

1. **Understanding Negative Symptoms**: Negative symptoms of schizophrenia refer to a reduction or absence of normal emotional expression or behavior.

2. **Evaluation of Options**:
- **a. Hallucinations**: Positive symptom (presence of abnormal experiences).
- **b. Delusions**: Positive symptom (false beliefs).
- **c. Disorganized speech**: Positive symptom (disorganized thought processes).
- **d. Flat affect**: Negative symptom (reduced emotional expression).
- **e. All of the above**: Incorrect, as not all are negative symptoms.

### Conclusion

The correct answer is **d. flat affect**, as it is the only negative symptom listed among the options.

Question

### Identification of Negative Symptoms

1. **Understanding Negative Symptoms**: Negative symptoms of schizophrenia refer to a reduction or absence of normal emotional expression or behavior.

2. **Evaluation of Options**:
   - **a. Hallucinations**: Positive symptom (presence of abnormal experiences).
   - **b. Delusions**: Positive symptom (false beliefs).
   - **c. Disorganized speech**: Positive symptom (disorganized thought processes).
   - **d. Flat affect**: Negative symptom (reduced emotional expression).
   - **e. All of the above**: Incorrect, as not all are negative symptoms.

### Conclusion

The correct answer is **d. flat affect**, as it is the only negative symptom listed among the options.

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### Identification of Negative Symptoms

1. **Understanding Negative Symptoms**: Negative symptoms of schizophrenia refer to a reduction or absence of normal emotional expression or behavior.

2. **Evaluation of Options**:
   - **a. Hallucinations**: Positive symptom (presence of abnormal experiences).
   - **b. Delusions**: Positive symptom (false beliefs).
   - **c. Disorganized speech**: Positive symptom (disorganized thought processes).
   - **d. Flat affect**: Negative symptom (reduced emotional expression).
   - **e. All of the above**: Incorrect, as not all are negative symptoms.

### Conclusion

The correct answer is **d. flat affect**, as it is the only negative symptom listed among the options.

Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia? 1 pointa. hallucinations b. delusions c. disorganized speechd. flat affect e. all of the above

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Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

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Identification of Negative Symptoms

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