PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 15
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Severe disorder in which the person suffers from disordered thinking, bizarre behavior and hallucinations, and is unable to distinguish between fantasy and reality. Accounts for half of all admissions to mental hospitals: disorganized. Group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions. Literally, schizophrenia means split mind that refers to a split from reality rather than multiple personality. Negative symptoms: absence of normal appropriate behavior; poor attention, flat affect, avolition and alogia: flat affect: lack of emotional responsiveness, catatonia: prolonged fixed rigid lack of movement, avolition: lack of motivation, alogia: poverty of speech. High-powered transmitters permits me to: ex: today is the day that i say march, april and may without know no way. Yesterday was a rain delay a damp, lamp. : ex: the problem is insects. He"s now a man 5 foot 10 inches.
