Social enjoyment is the pleasure associated with connection, conversation, affection or shared activity. It can be reduced by anhedonia, but low participation does not necessarily mean low enjoyment. A person may want company yet avoid…Continue Reading
Anhedonia concerns pleasure, while low motivation concerns initiating and sustaining activity. They often interact but are not interchangeable. A person may enjoy an experience once it begins yet struggle to organise it. Another may remain…Continue Reading
Anticipated pleasure is the enjoyment someone expects before an activity occurs. It helps motivate planning and effort. A person may remember liking music or visiting a friend yet predict little enjoyment from doing so again.…Continue Reading
Pleasure during an activity is sometimes called consummatory pleasure. It concerns the experience of enjoyment while eating, listening to music, talking or doing something else rewarding. Some people with schizophrenia retain this capacity despite reporting…Continue Reading
Reward processing includes noticing potential rewards, predicting their value, deciding whether effort is worthwhile and learning from the result. Dopamine is involved, but reward depends on wider networks and several neurotransmitters. Anhedonia cannot be reduced…Continue Reading