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abnormal psych 12
schizophrenia,developmental & cognitive disorders, substance-related disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Schizophrenia | devastating psychotic disorder that may involve characteristic disturbances in thinking(delusions), preception (hallucinations), speech, emotions, and behavior>"slittling of the mind">complete recovery is rare>1% of ppl will develope |
| Onset of Schizophrenia | >young adulthood, peaks early 20's> $65 billion spend anually |
| A schizophrenic Spectrum | broad specturn of congnitive and emotional dysfunctions>delusions (irrational beliefs)>hallucinations >disorganized speech and behavior>inappropriate emotions |
| Hallucinations | sensory experiences in the absence of external events >ex. auditory (most common)>50-70% of people with Schizophrenia experience hllucinations, delusions or both |
| Positive Symptom | active manifestations of abnormal behavior, or an excess of distortion of normal behavior, and include delusions and hallucinations> more obvious signs of psychosis |
| Negative Symptom | deficits in normal behavior on such dementions as affect, speech, and motivation, tend to withdrawl>flat effect |
| Disorganized Symptom | disrupted speech and behavior, disjointed delusions and hallucinations, and silly or flat effectsymptoms:rambling speech, erratic behavior, and inappropriate affect. |
| delusions | a belief that would be seen by most members of society as a misrepresentation of realityex. squirrls are alians, >one believes they are jusus,>"the basic chatacteristic of madness">common: think ppl are out to get them=delusions of persecution |
| flat effect | apparently emotionless demeanor including toneless speech and vacant gaze when a reation would be expected |
| catatonia | disorder of movement involving immobility or excited agitation. |
| psychotic behavior | severe psychological disorder category characterized bu hallucinations and loss of contact with reality |
| violence related to schizophrenia | more likely from people with substance abuse problems or personality disorders |
| Diagnosis of Schizophrenia | 2 or more positive, negative, or disorganized symptoms be presenf for atleast 1 month |
| delusion of grandeur | believing that they are famous of important people (jesus christ, napolean) |
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