PSY 2710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Grandiose Delusions, Catatonia, Schizophrenia
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Dsm-5 criteria schizophrenia two or more of the following for at least 1 month(must have first 3): Negative symptoms impairment in function systems persist for 6 months. Deficit in anticipatory pleasure but not consummator pleasure blunt affect lack of outward expression of emotion. Little facial expression, nonverbal communication, eye contact logia significant reduction in the amount of speech. Logia negative symptoms disorganized speech problems in organizing ideas and in speaker so that the listener can understand. Lood associations derailments in line of thinking, frequently switching to irrelevant topics disorganized behaviors behavior inconsistent with societal standards. Dress in unusual clothes, act in a childlike or silly manner, hoard food, collect garbage, bouts of agitation. Catatonia catatonia flailing of limbs then holding posture for a long period of time. Usa more likely to use diagnostic labels and report negative relationships with voices. India & ghana more likely to report positive relationships with voices, less likely to see symptoms as problematic.
