"I just don't look forward to anything". How anticipatory pleasure and negative beliefs contribute to goal-directed activity in patients with negative symptoms of psychosis.

Anticipatory pleasure refers to a state of positive affect in anticipation of future events that has been found to motivate goal-directed behavior. Previous research has indicated that patients with negative symptoms of psychosis show reduced goal-directed behavior because 'demotivating beliefs' imp...

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Published in:Schizophrenia Research Vol. 222; pp. 429 - 437
Main Authors: Pillny, Matthias, Schlier, Björn, Lincoln, Tania M.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. Aug2020
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