PSY 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Verbal Memory, Executive Functions, Grey Matter
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Involve psychoic symptoms, but do not meet the diagnosis for schizophrenia. Include: brief psychoic disorder, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder, atenuated psychosis syndrome, psychoic disorder not otherwise speciied. Brief psychoic disorder: schizophrenic-like episodes that last at least one day but less than one mont. Schizophreniform disorder: schizophrenic-like episodes that last at least one month but less than six months. Neither require impairment in social or occupaional funcioning. Delusional disorder: persistent, non-bizarre delusions that are not accompanied by other odd behaviors, common themes: Somaic complaints: shared delusions are a rare form of delusional disorder. Atenuated psychosis syndrome: milder forms of delusions, hallucinaions, or disorganized speech, reality tesing must be intact, symptoms must be distressing or disabling nd worsen within the last year. Psychoic disorder not otherwise speciied: psychoic symptoms present but not signiicant enough to meet criteria for the other disorders. Prodromal phase: onset and buildup of schizophrenic symptoms.