Regarding schizophrenia, the inappropriate kinds of behavior we find in afflicted people is called ____________.

A) positive symptoms
B) negative symptoms
C) rigidity symptoms
D) stupors

Schizophrenia

A severe mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Positive Symptoms

Those symptoms of schizophrenia that indicate the presence of inappropriate behavior, such as hallucinations, delusions, agitation, and inappropriate giggling.

Negative Symptoms

Those symptoms of schizophrenia that reflect the absence of appropriate behavior, such as blank faces, monotonic voices, and motionless bodies.