Text | 1) Psychotic Disorders - 5 symptoms: hallucinations, disorganized thought, disorganized behavior, catatonia, negative symptoms -Schizophrenia - two of the above symptoms for six months, one of which is delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech --Positive symptoms - actions added to normal behavior ---Psychotic Dimension - Delusions + Hallucinations ----Delusions - false beliefs not shared by others in the culture -----Delusions of Reference - environment directed at individual -----Delusions of Persecution - environment deliberately interfereing with individual -----Delusions of Grandeur - person is remarkable in some way -----Thought Insertion - thoughts put into head -----Thought Broadcasting - thoughts sent out of head ----Hallucinations - perceptions not due to external stimuli ---Disorganized Dimension - Disorganized thought + Disorganized Behavior ----Disorganized Thought - thoughts don't make sense -----Loosening of Associations - listener cannot follow train of thought due to frequent shifting of topics -----Word Salad - words thrown together incomprehensibly -----Neologisms - inventing new words ----Disorganized Behavior - cannot conduct activities of daily living -----Catatonia - movement greatly reduced/rigid posture -----Echolalia - repeating words -----Echopraxia - repeating actions --Negative symptoms - Absence of desired behavior ---Disturbance of Affect - expression of emotion ----Blunting - reduction in intensity of affect expression ----Flat Affect - no signs of affect expression ----Inappropriate Affect - affect discordant with individual's speech ---Avolition - decrease in goal-oriented behavior --Prodromal phase - poor adjustment phase prior to diagnosis --Prognosis good when schizophrenia development is fast --Prognosis bad when schizophrenia development is slow |
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Tags: behavioral_sciences+_7
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