Signs Symptoms 2. Negative symptoms Affective flattening(absence of emotional expressiveness) Avolition/Amotivation ( decreased motivation) Autistic behaviors(social withdrawal) Anhedonia(inability to experience pleasure Ambivalence(coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings) Anosognosia(impaired awareness of illness2. Negative symptoms • Affective flattening (absence of emotional expressiveness) • Avolition/Amotivation (decreased motivation) • Autistic behaviors (social withdrawal) • Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure ) • Ambivalence (coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings) • Anosognosia (impaired awareness of illness ) Signs & Symptoms 8