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The negative symptoms of Schizophrenia refer to the absence of normal behaviors found in healthy individuals. Important negative symptoms of schizophrenia include flattened or blunted affect e.g lack of emotional expression, including a flat voice, lack of eye contact, and blank or restricted facial expressions. Another one is avolition which is the lack of interest or enthusiasm or no ability to pursue goal-driven activities . Catatonia or apparent unawareness of the environment, near total absence of motion and speech, aimless body movements and bizarre postures, lack of self-care. And alogia or difficulties with speech, inability to carry a conversation, short and sometimes disconnected replies to questions, lessening of fluency.