noun
positive symptom
Medical term for symptoms that are added to normal experience, such as hallucinations or delusions in schizophrenia.
統合失調症の陽性症状には幻覚や妄想が含まれる。
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations and delusions.
陰性症状 refers to negative symptoms, i.e., deficits or reductions in normal functions, such as apathy or social withdrawal.
Compound of 陽性 (positive) and 症状 (symptom), a direct translation of the English medical term 'positive symptom'.