Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms & Psychomotor Symptoms | Class 12 Psychology Ch 4 | Easy Explanation

🧠 SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND RELATED DISORDERS | CLASS 12 PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER 4 Welcome to Simplified Psych Central! 🌿 In this video, we continue our discussion on Schizophrenia Spectrum and Related Disorders, focusing mainly on the Negative Symptoms and Psychomotor Symptoms of Schizophrenia. After understanding the introduction and positive symptoms of schizophrenia, let's explore how these symptoms affect a person's emotional expression, speech, social interaction, and motor behaviour. ✨ TOPICS COVERED IN THIS VIDEO: 1. Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia Negative symptoms involve a reduction or absence of normal functions and behaviours. We discuss: 🔹 Alogia – Poverty of speech or reduced speech output. 🔹 Flat Affect – Little or no emotional expression. 🔹 Blunted Affect – Reduced intensity of emotional expression. 🔹 Social Withdrawal – Reduced interest in social interaction and withdrawing from others. 🔹 Other Negative Symptoms – Understanding the reduction in motivation and normal emotional and social functioning. We also discuss Inappropriate Affect, where the emotional response does not match the situation or context. 2. Psychomotor Symptoms of Schizophrenia Psychomotor symptoms involve disturbances in movement and motor behaviour. In this section, we discuss: 🔹 Catatonia – A condition involving significant disturbances in movement and responsiveness. 🔹 Catatonic Posturing – Maintaining unusual or fixed body positions. 🔹 Rigidity – Stiffness or resistance in movement. 🔹 Other Psychomotor Symptoms – Understanding disturbances in motor activity and behaviour. 📚 CLASS 12 PSYCHOLOGY | CHAPTER 4: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS This video is useful for: ✅ Class 12 Psychology students ✅ NCERT Psychology Chapter 4 ✅ BA Psychology students ✅ Psychology revision and concept clarity ✅ Understanding schizophrenia symptoms in simple language At Simplified Psych Central, we believe psychology is not just about memorising theories — it's about understanding concepts in a simpler and easier way. 🌱 📌 Watch our other videos on Schizophrenia Spectrum and Related Disorders, including the introduction and positive symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganised thinking and speech. 💬 If this video helped you understand negative and psychomotor symptoms better, let us know in the comments! Subscribe to Simplified Psych Central for more easy-to-understand Psychology concepts, NCERT explanations, and educational content. #Schizophrenia #Psychology #Class12Psychology #NegativeSymptoms #PsychomotorSymptoms #PsychologicalDisorders #NCERTPsychology #SimplifiedPsychCentral #Alogia #FlatAffect #Catatonia #PsychologyStudents #BAPsychology #SchizophreniaSpectrum #PsychologyChapter4