A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a flat affect, paranoia, anhedonia, anergia, neologisms, and echolalia. Which statement correctly differentiates the client's positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Choice A reason: Positive symptoms of schizophrenia include additions to normal behavior, such as paranoia (delusional thinking), neologisms (invented words), and echolalia (repeating others' words). These are distortions of thought and speech processes. Choice B reason: Anhedonia and anergia are negative symptoms, not positive. This choice incorrectly classifies them. Choice C reason: Echolalia is a positive symptom, not negative. This choice misclassifies it. Choice D reason: Paranoia is a positive symptom. Flat affect and anhedonia are negative symptoms, but this choice incorrectly groups paranoia with them.