PSYC 4035 Study Guide - Thought Disorder, Prefrontal Cortex, Mesolimbic Pathway
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Schizophrenia: diagnosis, core features - at least 6 months in which, prominent psychotic symptoms are present for at least one week, psychosocial functioning is poor. If present, mood disturbance is brief vs psychotic symptoms. Positive presence of something that is not considered normal. Thought disorder: negative the absence of behaviors that should be there. At the moment we do not have meds that help the negative symptoms. Anhedonia inability to experience enjoyment out of life. Affective blunting ex. ) will say something very sad and start laughing: cognitive impairment - hard to think. People with schizophrenia can feel depression, however it is not a main issue. From long-term follow-up of patients hospitalized for schizophrenia , 1913 - 1940, stephens, richard and mchugh, j. Since 1940 we"ve had better outcomes than this; however it"d be better if we had more recovery. Follow-up ratings (at least 5 years) in sample of 484 patients (adolph meyers" discharge diagnosis): recovered, improved, unimproved.
