12.4 Schizophrenia: The Edge of Reality and Consciousnes

Question 1

positive symptoms

Answer 1

• the presence of abnormal behaviors or experiences (such as hallucinations) that are not observed in normal people

Question 2

negative symptoms

Answer 2

• (such as lack of affect and an inability to socialize with others) refer to the loss or deterioration of thoughts and behaviors that are typical of normal functioning

Question 3

cognitive symptoms

Answer 3

• the changes in cognitive processes that accompany schizophrenia

Question 4

hallucinations

Answer 4

• imaginary sensations that occur in the absence of a real stimulus or which are gross distortions of a real stimulus

Question 5

delusions

Answer 5

• false beliefs not commonly shared by others within one’s culture, and maintained even though they are obviously out of touch with reality. People with delusions of grandeur