Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Synaptic Pruning, Schizophreniform Disorder, Heritability
9 Apr 2014
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Chapter 10: schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. Characterized by unusual thinking, distorted perceptions, and odd behaviours. *just because a person have hallucination and delusion does not mean that they have schizophrenia more then just that (dsm) Severe psychological disorder disorganization in thought, perception, and behavior. Dementia (pervasive disturbances of perceptual and cognitive faculties) Unusual thoughts, feelings, and behaviors- absent in healthy people. Thought people were after them and take him away. Ex. roommate trying to poison him with gas (persecutory delusions) Ex. wear tinfoil hat so that people can"t read his thought (delusions of influence) Hallucinations- verbal (see), auditory (hear), olfactory (smell), somatic (sense), gustatory (taste) Little or no link from one idea to the next. Ex. over the hill and pay the bills. Table 10. 1 (types of delusions and hallucinations found in people with schizophrenia) Behaviors, emotions, or thought processes that are absent in people with schizophrenia. Ex. something have trouble hearing them or understanding them.
