HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Eugen Bleuler, Emil Kraepelin, Dementia Praecox
25 Sep 2016
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*expect something to be present, but not actually present. Blunted affect (affect is outward expression of mood, ex. tone of voice, look on face), not expressive. Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure as they once did), ex. food losing taste. Sociality (withdrawals, stop going out with friends, loneliness) Avolition (lack of will), ex. lose drive to attend school, shower, etc. Alogia (severely reduced speech - ex. one or two word answer, poverty of content) Cognitive disturbances (ex. memory, attention) - schizophrenia = trouble focusing, loss of memory, Answering question in a way that doesn"t re ect what was actually asks. Term not invented until 1908, concept not invented till 1800"s. Two people may have completely different experiences, but end up with same diagnosis - problematic because based on a person"s judgement, no con rmation process (ex. blood test) Hare: recency hypothesis: explains 19th century epidemic" and rarity of pervious descriptions.
