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- Literally, speechlessness. Most commonly used to refer to the lack of
spontaneity in speech and diminished flow of conversation that occur as negative
symptoms in schizophrenia.
- A negative symptom in schizophrenia, marked by blocking and poverty of
speech content.
Source: Davidson, Gerald C. and John M. Neale. 1994.
Abnormal Psychology, 6th Edition. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons
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