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POSITIVE SYMPTOM [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychoses
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

... positive symptoms [are] those that add to or distort [a] person's normal functioning.

OBS

Positive symptoms include delusion (fixed beliefs not based in fact) and hallucinations (hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling or feeling something that isn't actually there).

OBS

positive symptom: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • positive symptoms

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychoses
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Les symptômes positifs [sont des] symptômes qui s'ajoutent aux comportements habituels d'une personne ou qui les altèrent.

OBS

À cette catégorie appartiennent les idées délirantes (idées sans fondements dans la réalité [...]) et les hallucinations (perceptions auditives, visuelles, gustatives, olfactives et tactiles sans fondement dans la réalité).

OBS

symptôme positif : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • symptômes positifs

Spanish

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