PSY 034 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Psychosis, Antipsychotic, Brain Damage
7 Dec 2020
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Chemical action of the drugs that help many people with the disorder. Abnormalities in the working of the brains of people with schizophrenia. Environmental risk factors that may precipitate the onset of the symptoms. Schizophrenia will affect ~1% of the population at some point in their lives. More severe symptoms occur in late adolescent or early adulthood. Prodromal stage a 1- to 2- year period before serious symptoms occur but when less severe, yet unusual behaviors begin to show themselves. Ideas of reference (thinking insignificant events relate directly to them) Magical thinking (believing they have special abilities such as being clairvoyant or telepathic) Illusions (feeling the presence of another person when alone) Once symptoms begin, it takes 2-10 years before a person is at high risk. Highest period of risk for patients to develop a full-fledged psychotic disorder is during the first two years following the introduction of mild symptoms. Some stressors differ from culture to culture.
