Which symptom cluster in schizophrenia is represented by diminished emotional expression and avolition?
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Correct answer: Negative symptoms
Negative symptoms involve reduction or loss of normal functions such as affective flattening, alogia (poverty of speech), and avolition (lack of motivation).
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