Every day when wayne's parents come to visit him on the psychiatric ward, wayne is often still dressed in his pajamas and sitting in a corner of the commons area. although he answers their questions, he seems apathetic to their presence and anything else occurring on the ward. as a symptom of his schizophrenia, wayne's complete lack of goal-directed behavior is termed: avolition. alogia. flat effect. catatonia.

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Armani Williams

4 August, 01:51

Every day when wayne's parents come to visit him on the psychiatric ward, wayne is often still dressed in his pajamas and sitting in a corner of the commons area. although he answers their questions, he seems apathetic to their presence and anything else occurring on the ward. as a symptom of his schizophrenia, wayne's complete lack of goal-directed behavior is termed: avolition. alogia. flat effect. catatonia.

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Calvin · Answer 1

Wayne’s complete lack of goal directed behavior is termed as avolition. It is because avolition is being defined as a symptom in psychopathology in which the individual is likely to lose interest or motivation when performing activities in which we could see on Wayne’s behavior.