HLTHAGE 1CC3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dementia Praecox, Mental Disorder, Biomedicine
6 Feb 2020
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Mental state characterized by profound disturbances in thought "losing touch with reality" Mental disorder which involves loss of contact with reality, making it hard for person to distinguish what is real and what is not. Who definition: severe mental disorder, characterized by profound disruptions in thinking, affecting language, perception and sense of self. Misdiagnosis with bpd and autism (no correct diagnosis though) Disease of the brain - biomedicine / medical model. Positive symptoms - addition to what someone is experiencing. Might expect something when its not there, chronic but not specific. Found various symptoms that are distinct disorders should be grouped together. All symptoms are part of one disease "dementia praecox" Diagnosed in youth people (18-30) - disease of youth. Positive symptoms are more important - must have at least one. Does not always start in adolescence or result in dementia. Does not always get worse, can stay at same level. Schizophrenia epidemiology (study of the spread of diseases)
