Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Eugen Bleuler, Dementia Praecox, Emil Kraepelin

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

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In contrast, those suffering from psychosis perceive the voices as negative and don"t feel in control of the experience. Individuals with schizo do not have split personalities: e. g. Jekyll (sensitive, kind) vs. hyde (violent murder) characters from a famous book: schizo patients also do not have split or multiple personalities. 23% of patients develop schizo after age 40: mean early onset = 17 yrs, mean intermediate onset = 22. If the relationship is interrupted, the delusional beliefs of the second person quickly disappear. Psychotic disorders: maternal genital or reproductive infections at time of conception. Influenza during 1st or 2nd trimester: 50/50 on whether this can be proven or not. 10. 7 identify efficacious pharmacological and psychological treatments for schizo. Psychotic disorders: until the last 50 yrs: institutionalization and humane treatment; pinel, tuke, rush, and. Including muscle stiffness, tremors, and tardive dyskinesia (abnormal and involuntary motor movements: approx. 52% of patients being treated with meds for 15+ yrs will develop tardive dyskinesia.