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Ch. 6 Abnormal Psych
Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Schizophrenia category | Includes a set of disorders in which individuals experience distorted perception of reality and impairment in thinking, behavior, affect, and motivation |
| Range of schizophrenia symptoms involving disturbances in | content of thought, form of thought, perception, affect, sense of self, motivation, behavior, interpersonal functioning |
| Delusion | A deeply entrenched false belief that's not consistent with the client's intelligence or cultural background |
| Types of delusions | grandeur,control, reference, persecution, self-blame, somatic,infidelity, thought broadcasting, thought insertion |
| Grandeur | A grossly exaggerated conception of the individual's own importance; i am jesus |
| Control | The feeling that one is being controlled by others or appliances/machines; thinking that radio is forcing to perform actions |
| Reference | Belief that the behavior of others or certain objects or events are personally referring to oneself; this tv show is telling my life story |
| Persecution | Belief that another person(s) are trying to inflict harm on the individual('s) [family] or social group; |
| Self-blame | Feelings of remorse without justification; individual thinking they're responsible for world hunger |