PSYC 3230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Paranoid Personality Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Psychosis
26 Mar 2018
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Classified as a pd and under the schizophrenia spectrum disorder header in dsm-5. Pervasive pattern of acute discomfort in close relationships. Cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior. Ideas of reference (mistaken belief that meaningless events relate just to the(cid:373)) (cid:271)ut still a(cid:271)le to (cid:862)test reality(cid:863) a(cid:374)d see the illogi(cid:272) of their ideas. Unusual perceptual experiences (feeling the presence of another person when alone) Excessive social anxiety associated with paranoid fears (not negative self judgments) Mild expression of schizophrenia genes? (increased prevalence of schizotypal. May be more likely to develop after childhood maltreatment or trauma, especially in men (ptsd may be more likely in women) More generalized brain deficits may be present (problems with learning or memory) 30 to 50% meet criteria for major depressive disorder. Medical treatment is similar to that used for schizophrenia (antipsychotic medication, community treatment)
