PSYCH257 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Thought Disorder, Psychosis, Bipolar Disorder
28 Nov 2015
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Schizophrenia (broad spectrum of cognitive and emotional dysfunctions including delusions and hallucinations, disorganized speech and behaviour, and inappropriate emotions) Can disrupt perception, thought, speech, and movement. Early age of onset and a poor outcome (not essential to manic depression) Associative splitting (of the basic functions of personality) Difficulty keeping a consistent train of thought, led to the many and diverse symptoms they displayed. Negative symptoms (deficits in normal behaviour in such areas as speech, blunted affect/lack of emotional reactivity, motivation) Disorganized symptoms (rambling speech, erratic behaviour, inappropriate affect) 2 or more positive, negative, or disorganized symptoms be present for at least one month. At least one of these symptoms including delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech. A belief that would be seen by most members of a society as a misrepresentation of reality. Delusions of persecution (everyone is out to get you) Cotard"s syndrome (person believes a part of his/her body has changed in some impossible way)
