CLP 4144 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Psychosis, Mood Disorder, Delusional Disorder

• School: FAU
• Department: Clinical Psychology
• Course: CLP 4144
• Professor: Miller Larry

Document Summary

Dsm 5: called schizophrenia-spectrum disorder; includes other psychotic disorders. Definition: severe psychotic disorder that effects thoughts and behaviors; serious psychiatric disorder that effects thought/emotion/behavior. Progressive; gets more intense over time; has an exacerbating/remitting course= comes in waves (there are positive days [days w/o extreme symptoms] and negative days [days w/ symptoms] for a schizophrenic) 23-25 years of age is when one is normally diagnosed with schizophrenia or starts displaying the signs/symptoms of schizophrenia. Positive dimensions and negative dimensions (may involve issues or lack of issues in behavior, with emotions, and thought/speech. *positive dimensions: signs/symptoms that are present; come in waves"; ex. one is positive for a disease. *negative dimensions: signs/symptoms that are not present; usually stable; even if these are not at the forefront of individuals" behavior they still exist possibly beneath the surface. Delusions: false belief; there are a few different types of delusions. I am queen of this land and must rule the people around me accordingly.