PSYC 350 Study Guide - Final Guide: Behavior Modification, Overdiagnosis, Dopamine Receptor
30 Oct 2014
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Hallucinations: sensory experiences that have no bases in reality. Seeing, smelling, hearing things that are not there. Hallucinations are so real to the patient that they cannot tell them apart from reality. Delusions: incorrect thoughts/beliefs that are held despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Disorganized speech: reflects disorganization of thought processes. Disorganized and catatonic behavior: disorganized behavior strange and unusual behaviors - the result of other symptoms, i. e. hallucinations or delusions. Motor movements are at times disrupted by antipsychotic drugs. Catatonia specific symptom in which schizophrenic patients do not move, frozen behavior or a lot of manic running around. Flat mood and apathy: many schizophrenic patients are depressed about 60% could be diagnosed as suffering from a major depressive disorder. Decline in functioning: serious lack of ability to function in their daily lives. Stimulus overload: many schizophrenic patients do not have ability to screen out extraneous stimulation making them overwhelmed by stimulation.
