PS280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Persecutory Delusion, Autism Spectrum, Speech Disorder
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Introduction and historical perspective: the two case studies of ruth and williams illustrate an important and basic fact about the disorder: schizophrenia is a complex condition characterized by heterogeneity. The rst psychotic episode tends to occur in the early to mid 20s for males and in the late 20s for females: schizophrenia rarely occurs before adolescence or after 45 years of age. Historical perspective: the missing illness: it is often assumed that schizophrenia-like illness has always existed because. Yet auditory hallucinations are extremely rare in cases of madness prior to 1700. Positive (psychotic) and negative symptoms: positive symptoms refer to exaggerated, distorted adaptations of normal behaviour. They include the more obvious signs of psychosis, namely, delusions, hallucinations, thought and speech disorder, and grossly disorganized or catatonic behaviour. Monday, july 24, 2017: negative symptoms, on the other hand, refer to the absence or loss of typical behaviours and experiences.
